Crisis (1950 film)

Crisis
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Brooks
Produced by	Arthur Freed
Written by	George Tabori (story) Richard Brooks
Starring	Cary Grant José Ferrer Paula Raymond
Studio	MGM
Distributed by	MGM(1950) Warner Bros.(2009, DVD)
Release date(s)	July 7, 1950
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Crisis is a 1950 drama film starring Cary Grant, directed by Richard Brooks. The story of an American couple who inadvertently become embroiled in a revolution, it was based on the short story "The Doubters" by George Tabori.

Plot

Dr. Eugene Ferguson (Cary Grant), a renowned American brain surgeon, and his wife Helen (Paula Raymond) are vacationing in Latin America when a revolution breaks out. They are taken against their will to the country's dictator, Raoul Farrago (José Ferrer), who urgently needs a life-saving operation.

Over the next few days, while Ferguson trains assistants for the delicate operation, he witnesses various acts of brutality by the regime, especially by Colonel Adragon (Ramón Novarro), but his Hippocratic Oath compels him to do his best.

Roland Gonzales (Gilbert Roland), the rebel leader, kidnaps Helen to pressure her husband into making a fatal surgical "mistake." His message to Ferguson is intercepted by Isabel Farrago (Signe Hasso), the patient's wife, and the operation is a success. Fortunately for the doctor, Helen is released unharmed when Farrago dies soon afterwards and his government is overthrown.

Cast

• Cary Grant
• José Ferrer
• Paula Raymond
• Signe Hasso
• Ramon Novarro
• Gilbert Roland
• Leon Ames

External links

• Crisis at the TCM Movie Database
• Crisis at the Internet Movie Database
• Crisis at AllRovi