Director: Vincent Sherman
Country of origin: USA
Year of release: 1952
Running time: 98'
In 1948 Rita Hayworth wed Prince Ali Khan (the third of her five marriages) and unofficially retired from the movies. Four years later, the marriage at an end, Hayworth made her comeback to the silver screen with Affair in Trinidad, a romance thriller that reunited her with Glenn Ford, her co-star from the very successful, highly infamous Gilda (1946).
Hayworth stars in Affair in Trinidad as Chris Emery, a sexy, hip-grinding dancer who works in a sleazy Port of Spain nightclub owned by her husband. When he dies in mysterious circumstances, Chris' life is turned upside down, especially after the police pull her into the investigation.
Her brother-in-law Steve (Ford) then arrives, and the two are drawn deeper into the mystery and, eventually, each other's arms. What Steve doesn’t realise, however, is that Chris is keeping a dangerous secret from him, one that could have fatal consequences for them both.
Affair in Trinidad features steamy dance sequences (Hayworth first appears dancing barefoot to a “calypso” number called “Trinidad Lady”) and dazzling evening gowns (for which the film won a Best Costume Design Academy Award). Even better is the tempestuous pairing of the “Love Goddess” Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. Finally, the film offers the irresistible appeal of seeing what Trinidad was like in the early 1950s—as viewed through the eyes of Hollywood.
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