Portrait in Black
“They touched...and an evil spark was struck!”
A pair of lovers plot to kill the woman's rich husband.
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Cast
18 people
Lana Turner
Sheila Cabot
Known for
Imitation of Life
The Bad and the Beautiful
Anthony Quinn
Dr. David Rivera
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Jesus of Nazareth
Richard Basehart
Howard Mason
Known for
La Strada
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Sandra Dee
Cathy Cabot
Known for
The Dunwich Horror
Imitation of Life
John Saxon
Blake Richards
Known for
Enter the Dragon
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Ray Walston
Cobb
Known for
The Stand
The Apartment
Virginia Grey
Miss Lee
Known for
All That Heaven Allows
The Naked Kiss
Anna May Wong
Tawny
Known for
Shanghai Express
The Thief of Bagdad
Dennis Kohler
Peter Cabot
Also in
That Night!
Swiss Family Robinson
Lloyd Nolan
Matthew S. Cabot
Known for
Hannah and Her Sisters
Island in the Sky
Elizabeth Chan
Chinese Dancer
Known for
Anatomy of a Scandal
John Wengraf
Dr. Kessler
Known for
The Return of Dracula
5 Fingers
Michael Gordon Director · Ivan Goff Screenplay Ben Roberts Screenplay
Worldwide gross $9.2M · Budget $1.4M · United States release July 27, 1960
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Budget
$1,400,000
Worldwide gross
$9,200,000
Gross vs. budget
6.6×
Production
Ross Hunter Productions
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 23, 1960
Premiere · Chicago, Illinois
United States · July 27, 1960
Theatrical
France
October 7, 1960 · Theatrical
Germany
October 21, 1960 · Theatrical · Universal
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