Crisis (1950)


Crisis
Release Date03 July 1950
Budget$2,000,000
TaglineCarefree Cary Grant on a gay holiday with his lovely bride walks right into DANGER!
GenreDrama, Thriller
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPolitical Thriller
ThemesKidnapping, Political Unrest, Doctors and Patients
TonesMoody, Claustrophobic, Tense
TagsAgainst The System, America, Brain Surgery, Collapse, Democracy, Doctor/nurse, Espionage, Government, Irony, Kidnap, Oppression, Power, Rebel, Regime, Rescue, Revolution, Sniper, Surgery, Thug, Tracking [following], Tyrant, Vacation, Victim, Weapons, Wife

Crisis is a 1950 drama film starring Cary Grant, directed by Richard Brooks. The story of an American couple who inadvertently become embroiled in a revolution, it was based on the short story "The Doubters" by George Tabori.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Dr. Eugene Norland Ferguson

Raoul Farrago

Helen Ferguson

Senora Isabel Farrago

Colonel Adragon

Roland Gonzales

Sam Proctor

Carlos Barbe
Friend of Farrago

Orlando Beltran
Doctor's Assistant

Audrey Betz
Servant

George Brady
Student

Robert Cabal
Very Young Man

Andy Carillo
Man at Table

Guest

Rosa Aldana

Carlos Conde
Man

Rita Conde
Pretty Woman

Mickey Contreras
Bit part

Father Del Puento

David Cota
Student

Larry Crane
Student

Fernando Del Valle
Bull Routine Man

Amapola Del Vando
Friend of Farrago

Joe Dominguez
Rubio

Juan Duval
Proud Little Man

Carlos Figueroa
Old Man

Joaquin Garay
Student

Captain Garcia
Miguel Farrago

Kenneth Garcia
Guest

Martin Garralaga
Señor Magano

Eddie Gomez
Doctor's Assistant

Rafael Gomez
Soldier

Vicente Gómez
Cariago

Al Haskell
Soldier

Pepe Hern
Student

Samuel Herrera
Man at Door

Phyllis Hill
Barmaid

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Chauffeur

Lillian Israel
Nurse

Maurice Jara
Luis

Soledad Jiménez
Raoul's Mother, Señora Farrago

George J. Lewis
Hotel Desk Clerk

Bob Lugo
Soldier

Myron Marks
Soldier

Margaret Martin
Indian Woman

Merrill McCormick
Man with Scar

Melba Meredith
Woman in caf�

Alex Montoya
Robust Indian

Connie Montoya
Nurse

Dr. Emilio Nierra

Neyle Morrow
Student

George Navarro
Dr. Gracian

Robert Polo
Man at Table

Jerry Riggio
Man at Table

Carlos Rivero
Undetermined Role

Mario Siletti
General Valdini

Robert Tafur
Marco Aldana

Carlo Tricoli
Nervous Man in Lobby

Felipe Turich
Man with Valise, Voice on Loudspeaker

Danilo Valente
Eduardo

Trina Varella
Guest

Harry J. Vejar
Guest

Zacharias Yaconelli
Soldier

Roque Ybarra
Man in Car

Director

Writer

Producer

producer

Original Music

Miklós Rózsa

Cinematographer

Ray June

Editor

Robert Kern

Art Director

E. Preston Ames

Set Decorator

Edwin B. Willis
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Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup designer

hair designer

Lou LaCava
makeup artist

Lillian Rader
hair stylist

Production Manager

Ruby Rosenberg
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Howard W. Koch
assistant director

Frank Myers
assistant director

Art Department

Hugh Hunt
associate set decorator

Sound Department

recording supervisor

Norwood A. Fenton
sound

Special Effects

A. Arnold Gillespie
special effects

Warren Newcombe
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

John M. Nickolaus Jr.
camera operator

Harry Parkins
camera operator

Mervin Price
grip

Music Department

Vicente Gómez
musician: guitar solo

Miklós Rózsa
musical director

Eugene Zador
orchestrator

Other Crew

Don McDougall
script supervisor

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.

Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

CBS Television

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Warner Home Video






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