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Hot Blood (1956)

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If Hot Blood is remembered at all today, it is for its ludicrous advertising blurb "Jane Russell shakes her tambourines and drives Cornel Wilde!" Set in the gypsy community of contemporary Los Angeles, the film stars Wilde as aspiring dancer Stephen Torino, who is tricked by his brother Marco Luther Adler into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie Caldash Jane Russell. Annie is willing to give the union a go, but Torino wants none of it. Several risque complications and lively musical

Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Musical & Performing Arts

Directed By: Nicholas Ray

Written By: Jesse Lasky Jr.

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1956 Limited

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Jane Russell
Annie Caldash
Cornel Wilde
Stephen Turino
Luther Adler
Mario Torino
Joseph Calleia
Papa Theodore
Mikhail Rasumny
Old Johnny
Helen Westcott
Velma
James Russell
Xano
Wally Russell
Bimbo
Nick Dennis
Korka
Richard Deacon
Mr. Swift
Robert Foulk
Sgt. McGrossin
John Raven
Joe Randy
Peter Brocco
Doctor
Nina Koshetz
Nita Johnny
Joe Merritt
Skinny Gypsy
Joan Reynolds
Girl
Les Baxter
Manuel Paris
Elder
Fay Nuell
Gypsy Woman
Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
Gas Station Attendant

Critic Reviews for Hot Blood

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)

Definitely one of the more intriguing and neglected of Ray's second-degree efforts.

January 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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If not Nicholas Ray's greatest movie, then surely the rapturous culmination of his palpable desire to do a musical

February 12, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Ray milks the comedy element for all it's worth, and the musical numbers are staged surprisingly well by a director mainly known for his gritty dramas.

January 11, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

All the lively song-and-dance routines and steamy shots of a scantily clad Russell can't make up for the crass dialogue and boring melodramatics.

August 18, 2007 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

An oddity, then, but one distinguished by Ray's characteristic refusal to patronise or glamorise his characters.

August 16, 2007 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

An always lively presentation despite its preposterous storyline.

August 13, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Crap. The first dud I've seen from Ray, and it's pretty much without any merit whatsoever. Although it's only 80-odd minutes, it's painfully lethargic, and although it offers the promise of perhaps getting a glimpse into gypsy lifestyle and culture... we don't really get it. Apart from some dancing and singing and

January 2, 2011

Timothy Maddocks

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