Immediately following the success of 1959's "Imitation of Life", a pure masterpiece, producer Ross Hunter called on "Imitation" star Lana Turner to glam-it-up once again in "Portrait in Black", a top-notch blackmail mystery. Teamed up with "Imitation" daughter, Sandra Dee, Turner plays the wife of a San Francisco shipping magnet who's having an affair with her hubby's doctor.
The San Francisco scenes are great, the music by Frank Skinner is lavish, and Lana looks extraordinary. A great production.
The San Francisco scenes are great, the music by Frank Skinner is lavish, and Lana looks extraordinary. A great production.