Affair in Trinidad movie storyline. In Port of Spain, Trinidad, the mediocre painter Neal Emery is found dead apparently after committing suicide. Inspector Smythe seeks out Neal’s wife, the dancer Chris Emery that is the lead attraction of the Caribe night-club to tell her about the death of her husband.
Soon Smythe finds that Neal actually was murdered and his prime suspect is Neal’s friend, the wealthy Max Fabian and has eyes on Chris. Smythe asks Chris to spy Fabian to find an evidence to arrest him. Meanwhile Neal’s brother Steve Emery unexpectedly arrives in Trinidad to visit his brother and learns that his brother had committed suicide, but he does not believe on the official statement. He stays at Chris house and decides to investigate the murder of his brother. Soon Chris and Steve fall in love with each other, but Chris cannot tell to him the reason why she continues to meet Fabian.
Affair in Trinidad is a 1952 American film noir directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. It was produced by Hayworth’s Beckworth Corporation and released by Columbia Pictures. It is notable as Hayworth’s “comeback” film after four years away from Columbia, as a re-teaming of the Gilda (1946) co-stars, and for a fiery opening number danced barefoot by Hayworth to calypso music. Hayworth’s singing voice is dubbed by Jo Ann Greer, who later also sang for her in Miss Sadie Thompson and Pal Joey. The film’s gross take at the box office exceeded Gilda’s by one million dollars.
About the Story
The film is set in Trinidad and Tobago while it was still a British colony. Chris Emery (Rita Hayworth) works as a nightclub singer and dancer. One night after her performance she receives news from Inspector Smythe (Torin Thatcher) and Anderson (Howard Wendell), a member of the American consulate, that her husband Neil was found dead. She is comforted by Neil’s friend Max Fabian (Alexander Scourby).
Initially, the police conclude that Neil committed suicide based on his gunshot wound and due to a pistol at the crime scene. On further investigation they discover that Neil was in fact murdered. Inspector Smythe and Anderson take Chris into confidence and inform her that Neil’s boat was seen outside Fabian’s property at the time of his murder. Chris learns that Fabian is in fact a crook who has built his fortune by trading information and aiding in treason and that Neil could have been murdered due to his involvement in Fabian’s latest project. Chris agrees to exploit Fabian’s love for her to gather information for the police.[6]
Meanwhile, Neil’s brother Steve Emery (Glenn Ford) arrives in Trinidad at the request of his brother who had written to him about a prospective job. He is shocked to learn that his brother committed suicide shortly after writing to him and sets out to investigate matters on his own. After the inquest Chris and Steve spend some time together. Though she starts falling in love with Steve, Chris is unable to reveal to him her motive behind getting friendly with Fabian. As Chris inches closer to discovering the truth about Fabian, Steve gathers proof of Fabian’s involvement in Neil’s death. This leads to a showdown in the climax.
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
Directed by: Vincent Sherman
Starring: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Alexander Scourby, Valerie Bettis, Torin Thatcher, Karel Stepanek, George Voskovec, Steven Geray, Juanita Moore, Ralph Moody, Gregg Martell
Screenplay by: Berne Giler, James Gunn
Production Design by:
Cinematography by: Joseph Walker
Film Editing by: Viola Lawrence
Costume Design by: Jean Louis
Set Decoration by: William Kiernan
Art Direction by: Walter Holscher
Music by: George Duning
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: July 30, 1952 (New York City)
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