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Affair In Havana

1957, Movie, NR, 71 mins

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Cassavetes seduces Shane, the wife of crippled plantation owner Burr, and is about to run off with her when Burr tells his greedy spouse that he has a few months to live and that when he dies, $20 million will be hers. Cassavetes gets the heave-ho, and the wife settles back in the nest to await her fortune. Tiring of the wait, she pushes the wheelchair-bound Burr into his swimming pool and inherits the fortune ahead of schedule. She then murders a servant but is subsequently killed by the servant's husband. Meanwhile, Cassavetes has returned to a Havana bar and his job at a piano, which is where this sordid, dull adventure began. The most interesting aspects of this potboiler are the scenes, music, and showgirls of pre-Castro Havana. leave a comment
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