The Black Orchid features a perfect, typical Anthony Quinn role. He's passionate, full of love and laughter, and devoted to the woman who captured his fancy. Basically, he's every woman's fantasy that doesn't exist.
All kidding aside, he plays the timid but ardent suitor of Sophia Loren. Sophia is a widow whose troubled son is stuck in a reform school run by Whit Bissell. Tony's been a widower for a long time, and he believes if Sophia got the chip off her shoulder, they'd be a great match. For the whole beginning section, Sophia pouts and ignores him. But it's Anthony Quinn! Do you think he'll get her to thaw and show her beautiful smile?
You might wonder why Alessandro Cicognini's music sounds so eerie, when The Black Orchid is a love story. This movie isn't all giggles and hand-holding at the diner (although that scene is adorable), since Tony's adult daughter Ina Balin is very attached to her father and can't stand the idea of him getting another woman in his life. I'd recommend this drama if you like both exciting leads. It's entertaining and keeps you guessing, and it's pretty sweet.
All kidding aside, he plays the timid but ardent suitor of Sophia Loren. Sophia is a widow whose troubled son is stuck in a reform school run by Whit Bissell. Tony's been a widower for a long time, and he believes if Sophia got the chip off her shoulder, they'd be a great match. For the whole beginning section, Sophia pouts and ignores him. But it's Anthony Quinn! Do you think he'll get her to thaw and show her beautiful smile?
You might wonder why Alessandro Cicognini's music sounds so eerie, when The Black Orchid is a love story. This movie isn't all giggles and hand-holding at the diner (although that scene is adorable), since Tony's adult daughter Ina Balin is very attached to her father and can't stand the idea of him getting another woman in his life. I'd recommend this drama if you like both exciting leads. It's entertaining and keeps you guessing, and it's pretty sweet.