Heller in Pink Tights
| Heller in Pink Tights | |
|---|---|
 Film poster |
|
| Directed by | George Cukor |
| Produced by | Carlo Ponti Marcello Girosi |
| Written by | Walter Bernstein (writer) Louis L'Amour (novel) |
| Starring | Sophia Loren Anthony Quinn |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Editing by | Howard A. Smith |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 1, 1960 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Heller In Pink Tights is a 1960 Technicolor western film adapted from Louis L'Amour's novel, Heller with a Gun. It stars Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn and was directed by George Cukor.[1]
The movie is noted for its lavishly ornate costumes by Edith Head and its impressive photography and usage of Technicolor. Though not a commercial success, Heller In Pink Tights is thought by some film historians to be George Cukor's most lavishly visual film.
Cukor had never been pleased with the "look" of most westerns and he hired George Hoyningen-Huene, a famous Russian-born fashion photographer and 1920s illustrator who was an expert at art and design. The final result is a unique film that looks like a cross between a Frederic Remington painting and a Toulouse-Lautrec rendering of music hall performers.
Heller in Pink Tights co-stars Margaret O'Brien, Ramon Novarro and Eileen Heckart. It also marks Loren's lowest weight on film. The normally voluptuous and full-figured star lost almost twenty pounds at Cukor's request and donned a blond wig.
Contents |
[edit] Plot
In the 1880s, followed by bill collectors, the Healy Dramatic Company arrives in Cheyenne to play at the West’s grandest theatre. Continental actress Angela and owner-manager Healy head a troupe that includes Della as ingenue; her mother, a character actress, Lorna; and a grand old Shakespearean ham, Doc Montague. After a creditor arrives, Angela collects a night’s receipt from theatre owner Pierce, she risks all on a poker game with gunslinger Clint — puts herself up as collateral — and loses.[2]
[edit] Cast
- Sophia Loren as Angela Rossini
- Anthony Quinn as Thomas 'Tom' Healy
- Margaret O'Brien as Della Southby
- Steve Forrest as Clint Mabry
- Eileen Heckart as Mrs. Lorna Hathaway
- Ramon Novarro as De Leon
- Edmund Lowe as Manfred 'Doc' Montague
- George Mathews as Sam Pierce
- Edward Binns as Sheriff Ed McClain
- Warren Wade as Hodges (a creditor)
- Frank Silvera as Santis (a miner)
- Robert Palmer as McAllister
- Leo V. Matranga as Gunslinger #2
- Cal Bolder as Goober (De Leon's man)
- Taggart Casey as Gunslinger #1
[edit] References
- ^ Variety film review; March 9, 1960, page 6.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; March 12, 1960, page 42.
[edit] External links
- Heller in Pink Tights at the Internet Movie Database
- Heller in Pink Tights at the TCM Movie Database
- Heller in Pink Tights at AllRovi
 |
This article about a film in the Western genre is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
