Affair in Havana

1957 film

Affair in Havana

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| László Benedek
Screenplay by|

* Burton Lane
* Maurice Zimm

Based on| original story by Janet Green
Produced by| Richard Goldstone
Starring|

* John Cassavetes
* Raymond Burr

Cinematography| Alan Stensvold
Edited by| Stefan Arnsten
Music by| Ernest Gold

Production
company

Dudley Productions

Distributed by| Allied Artists Pictures

Release date

* October 1, 1957 (1957-10-01)

Running time

| 77 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Affair in Havana is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by László Benedek and written by Maurice Zimm. It stars Raymond Burr and John Cassavetes.[1]

The film is about a piano player who falls in love with a crippled man's wife.

## Plot

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Mallabee is a millionaire sugar-cane grower in Cuba who blames his wife, Lorna, for an accident that has left him in a wheelchair.

Lorna has been having an affair with Nick, a piano player in a Havana nightclub. Mallabee secretly is aware of this, having hired a private investigator to follow his wife.

The twisted mind of Mallabee has come up with a scheme in which Lorna kills him. She won't do it, but a trusted servant, Valdes, does cause his death by drowning. However, the relationship between Nick and Lorna comes to an unhappy end.

## Cast

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* John Cassavetes as Nick
* Raymond Burr as Mallabee
* Sara Shane as Lorna
* Lilia Lazo as Fina
* Sergio Pena as Valdes
* Celia Cruz as Singer
* Jose Antonio Rivero as Rivero
* Miguel Angel Blanco as Captain of Police

## Production

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The film was called The Fever Tree and started filming 6 August 1956.[2]

## See also

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* List of American films of 1957

## References

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1. ^ Silver, Alain (2010). Film Noir: The Encyclopedia. New York: Overlook Duckworth. p. 26\. ISBN 978-0-7156-3880-4.
2. ^ SINATRA TO SING FOR DEMOCRATS New York Times 18 July 1956: 22.

## External links

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* Affair in Havana at IMDb
* Affair in Havana at the TCM Movie Database
* Affair in Havana film clip on YouTube featuring Celia Cruz

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Films directed by László Benedek

* Song of Russia (1944)
* The Kissing Bandit (1948)
* Port of New York (1949)
* Death of a Salesman (1951)
* The Wild One (1953)
* Bengal Brigade (1954)
* Children, Mother, and the General (1955)
* Affair in Havana (1957)
* Recours en grâce (1960)
* Moment of Danger (1960)
* Namu, the Killer Whale (1967)
* Daring Game (1968)
* The Night Visitor (1971)
* Assault on Agathon (1977)

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