With such a penny-dreadful story, it is remarkable that Mr. Brooks has been able to get any substance of even passing consequences on the screen.
Crisis
Carefree Cary Grant on a gay holiday with his lovely bride walks right into DANGER!
1950 · 1h 36m · PASSED
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Richard Brooks
Overview
An American doctor gets caught in the middle of a revolution when he's forced to operate on a South American dictator.
Director and cast
- Richard Brooks Director
- Cary Grant as Dr. Eugene Norland Ferguson
- José Ferrer as Raoul Farrago
- Paula Raymond as Helen Ferguson
- Signe Hasso as Senora Isabel Farrago
- Ramon Novarro as Colonel Adragon
- Gilbert Roland as Roland Gonzales
- Leon Ames as Sam Proctor
- John George as Man In Street Crowd (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Brooks is adept at maintaining the tension.
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