Heller in Pink Tights

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Heller in Pink Tights

Released Feb 29, 1960

1h 40m

Western

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Tom Healy (Anthony Quinn) and his traveling stage show are on the run from creditors, thanks to Angela Rossini (Sophia Loren), his seductive leading lady. After arriving in Cheyenne, Wyo., the troupe gets mixed up with a shady banker (Ramon Novarro) and a gunslinger, Clint Mabry (Steve Forrest). When Mabry is forced to join the show, he becomes Tom's rival for Angela's affections. After a dangerous trek and a shootout, everything culminates in a show-stopping opera production.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Cukor never loses sight of the theatricality which infuses both the fanciful incarnations of the saltimbanques and the genre conventions of the Western

Sep 6, 2009

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Strange mix of show-biz saga and Western, inventively styled.

Aug 8, 2008

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It's one of the rare Westerns that explores the barnstorming troupes in the Old West of the 19th-century.

Rated: C+

Nov 3, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

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More a comedy about showbiz that Western per se, Cukor's foray into the horseopera genre, based on Louis L'Amour novella, stars Sophia Loren as the leading lady of a troupe touring the frontier.

Rated: B-

Jul 11, 2006

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***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.***

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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This movie is really fun, and I liked Loren's character, she gives a good performance in this movie. I really liked this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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ashley h

Heller in Pink Tights is a fun movie. Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn worked well together. The screenplay is well written. George Cukor did a good job directing this film. I enjoyed watching this movie because of the enjoyable characters. Heller in Pink Tights is a must see movie if you're a fan of Loren or Quinn.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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George Cukor

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Anthony Quinn

Tom Healy

Sophia Loren

Angela Rossini

Eileen Heckart

Mrs. Lorna Hathaway

Margaret O'Brien

Della Southby

Steve Forrest

Clint Mabry

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Synopsis

Tom Healy (Anthony Quinn) and his traveling stage show are on the run from creditors, thanks to Angela Rossini (Sophia Loren), his seductive leading lady. After arriving in Cheyenne, Wyo., the troupe gets mixed up with a shady banker (Ramon Novarro) and a gunslinger, Clint Mabry (Steve Forrest). When Mabry is forced to join the show, he becomes Tom's rival for Angela's affections. After a dangerous trek and a shootout, everything culminates in a show-stopping opera production.

Director: George Cukor
Producer: Carlo Ponti, Marcello Girosi
Screenwriter: Walter Bernstein, Louis L'Amour, Dudley Nichols
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 29, 1960, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Mono

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