Film | Portrait in Black (1960) Neo-Noir Melodrama with Lana Turner & Anthony Quinn

After repressed, wealthy Sheila Cabot and her physician lover murder her cruel invalid husband Matthew, they are targeted by someone who is aware of their crime. With this alarming complication, their new life together begins unraveling as they become trapped in the realization that someone somewhere knows their dark secret.

Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Sandra Dee, John Saxon, Lloyd Nolan

Lana Turner was an American actress. Over a career spanningalmost 50 years, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, and for her highly publicized personal life. In the mid-1940s, she was one of the highest-paid American actresses, and one of MGM's biggest stars, with her films earning approximately one billion dollars in 2024 currency for the studio during her 18-year contract with them. Turner is frequently cited as a popular culture icon due to her glamorous persona, and a screen legend of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Her reputation as a glamorous femme fatale was enhanced by her critically acclaimed performances in film noir. She was nominated for numerous awards.

Anthony Quinn was an American actor known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters in over 100 film, television, and stage roles between 1936 and 2002. He was a two-time Academy Award winner, and was also nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award. Initially typecast as a "heavy" and playing other minor parts as well, he was gradually cast in more substantial parts, including co-starring roles in Blood and Sand (1941) and The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). He won his first Oscar, for Best Supporting Actor, for his part in Viva Zapata! (1952), becoming the first Mexican-born performer to win an Academy Award. He received his second Oscar in 1957 for Lust for Life. He was nominated for Best Actor twice more, for his roles in Wild is the Wind (1958) and Zorba the Greek (1964). His other notable films included La Strada (1954), T, Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Guns for San Sebastian (1968), The Message (1976), Jungle Fever (1991) and Seven Servants (1996). He also starred in the Broadway plays A Streetcar Named Desire, Becket (earning a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Play), and Zorba (reprising his film role). Along with his acting career, Quinn was also a civil rights activist, an avid painter, and the author of several autobiographical books. In 1987, he was presented with the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award.