Yet another obscure film noir. With pretty cool acting by Don Castle, Lee Tracy, Julie Bishop and Anabel Shaw and some great lines —
“He’s having a slight attack of rigor mortis right in the middle of my living room floor”
— this is my favourite of the bunch so far. But what’s with the title? High Tide is boring. No wonder the Spanish renamed it Ambición perversa — sure, it’s over the top but at least awakening one’s curiosity.
A fun fact: Reinhardt’s directorial debut was 1935 El día que me quieras featuring the tango of the same name as well as Volver and starring Carlos Gardel, Rosita Moreno, Tito Lusiardo and 14-year old Astor Piazzolla!
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