The Money Trap (1965).

The Money Trap (1965). Film Noir. Cast: Glenn Ford, Elke Sommer and Rita Hayworth. Directed by Burt Kennedy.

When a burglar is reported shot and killed at the home of a doctor and during the investigation, Cop Joe Baron, gets to know the dead burglar's alcoholic wife, Rosalie and they begin a romantic affair.

It is not long before Baron, learns that the doctor, Horace Van Tilden, is the head of an illegal drug ring. He and his partner, Pete Delanos, conspire to rob Van Tilden's safe. The doctor, meantime, worried about Rosalie ratting him out, pushes her to her death.

While stealing a million dollars and two bags of heroin from the safe, the cops are surprised by Van Tilden and Delanos is shot. Baron, wants to make a deal with the doctor, if he will get help for seriously wounded Delanos.

But..after his partner dies, Baron kills the doctor. Wounded himself, he makes it home to Lisa, he knows that  his fellow officers are on their way to put him behind bars.

Rita Hayworth

In this film Rita Hayworth, gives a wonderful performance as the widow of the dead burglar. She looks a little beat up as her character should, but.. she's still a beautiful woman with true chemistry with Ford. This is a must see movie for all Rita Hayworth fans.

 

Elke Sommers

Argentina Brunetti (August 31, 1907 – December 20, 2005) was an actress and writer. Brunetti, began her show business career at the age of three with a walk on role in the opera, Cavalleria Rusticana and followed Mimi Aguglia, her famous mother's footsteps in the theater performing supporting roles on stages throughout Europe and South America.

 In 1937, she was placed under contract to MGM pictures and began dubbing the voices of Jeanette MacDonald and Norma Shearer in Italian. Next she became a narrator for the Voice of America, interviewing American movie stars for broadcast in Italy. At the same time she had her movie debut in the classic, It's a Wonderful Life (1946), as Mrs. Martini.

Throughout her career she has also written and performed in daily radio shows, became a member of the 'Hollywood Foreign Press Association', writing articles on Hollywood personalities, authored books, written music and acted in over 57 television programs and 68 movies in which she mainly played multi-ethnic roles.

She hosted a weekly weblog on the Internet, called Argentina Brunetti's Hollywood Stories, which her son plans to continue running, and has written a biographical novel called In Sicilian Company. She continued to act well into her 90s, most notably as a relative from the Old World who visits and stays with the Barone family on Everybody Loves Raymond.

She moved to Rome in 2004 to be with her family. She died there from natural causes on December 20, 2005, at the age of 98.

Happy Birthday: Elke Sommer !

Elke Sommer (born 5 November 1940), was spotted by film director Vittorio De Sica, in Italy and it was not long before she had been cast in several films. At first, she wanted to become an actress to earn enough money for college, after landing many film offers, she decided on an acting career. She could speak seven languages, which allowed her to be cast in films made in other countries. She became one of the top movie actresses of the 1960s and made 99 movie and television appearances between 1959 and 2005. Sommer, performed as the leading lady in each of these films:

A Shot in the Dark (1964). A comedy directed by Blake Edwards and is the second film in the Pink Panther series. Where a man has been murdered and all the evidence points to the beautiful Elke Sommer, who is holding the murder weapon as she is standing over the body. Clouseau, determined that Sommer is innocent, releases her from jail, thinking she'll lead him to the real murder. Leaving dead people along the way and Sommer is put back into jail and each time Clouseau releases her. A funny part of the film is the scene in a nudist colony, where the bashful Clouseau must find Sommer and talk to her when the police arrive to investigate yet another murder, they both leave driving nude through the streets of Paris.

The Art of Love(1965). This Comedy film is about an American artist in Paris who fakes his own death in order to increase the worth of his paintings. His friend sells the paintings and keeps the money for himself.

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The Money Trap (1965). Drama starring Glenn Ford , Elke Sommer and Rita Hayworth and directed by Burt Kennedy.

A burglar is reported shot and killed at the home of a doctor and during the investigation, Cop Joe Baron, gets to know the dead burglar's alcoholic wife, Rosalie and they begin a romantic affair. It is not long before Baron, learns that the doctor, Horace Van Tilden, is the head of an illegal drug ring.

He and his partner, Pete Delanos, conspire to rob Van Tilden's safe. The doctor, meantime, worried about Rosalie ratting him out, pushes her to her death.

While stealing a million dollars and two bags of heroin from the safe, the cops are surprised by Van Tilden and Delanos is shot. Baron, wants to make a deal with the doctor, if he will get help for seriously wounded Delanos. But after his partner dies, Baron kills the doctor. Wounded himself, he makes it home to Lisa, but knows that fellow officers from the department are on their way to put him behind bars.

The Oscar(1966). This film is supposed to show the bad side of how an Oscar nomination goes to the head of its nominee. You will love the groovy 60s hair styles and the over the top performances.

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!(1966). A comedy film about an actress named Didi, who has become famous for bubble bath commercials. Tired of being used, she runs away, where she meets a middle-aged married man who wants to get to know her better.

Deadlier Than the Male(1967). A British action film featuring the character of Bulldog Drummond. It a take-off of the James Bond films. Elke Sommer along with Sylva Koscina, play two sexy assassins who kill just for the fun of it.

The Wrecking Crew(1969). The fourth and final film in a series of a comedy-spy-fi. It is based loosely on Donald Hamilton's 1960 novel of the same title and a spoof of the James Bond films.
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In 1964, she won the Golden Globe Awards as Most Promising Newcomer Actress for The Prize, a film she co-starred with Paul Newman and Edward G. Robinson.

List of Elke Sommer Films:
The Victors (1963)
The Prize (1963)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Among Vultures (1964)
Le bambole (1965) UK title: Four Kinds of Love
The Art of Love (1965)
The Money Trap (1965)
The Oscar (1966)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
The Venetian Affair (1967)
The Peking Medallion (1967)
Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
The Wrecking Crew (1969)
Zeppelin (1971)
Ten Little Indians (1975)
Carry On Behind (1975)
The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
Der Mann im Pyjama (1981)
Lily in Love (1984)
Jenny's War (1985)

The Wreaking Crew(1968)

The Wrecking Crew (1968). Cast: Dean Martin, Elke Sommer and Sharon Tate. The fourth and final film in a series of comedy-spy-fi featuring Martin as secret agent Matt Helm. As with the first three movies (The Silencers, Murderers' Row and The Ambushers), the film is based on Donald Hamilton's 1960 novel of the same name.

The story is simular to the Bond novel/film, Goldfinger, Helm's assignment is to bring down the evil count who is trying to steal gold. Along the way, Helm is partnered with a British agent played by Sharon Tate an accident-prone spy. Chuck Norris makes his film debut in a small role. It was the first film in the series to not be written by comedy writer Herbert Baker but by former police reporter and crime novel author William P. McGivern. The Wreaking Crew, is best known for the perfomance of Sharon Tate, who performed her own stunts and martial arts scenes cheroeographed by Bruce Lee.

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When this movie first came out I thought it was a little corny..but, now I really enjoy watching it.