''Love Has Many Faces'' is a 1965 American

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...

directed by

Alexander Singer Alexander Singer (born 18 April 1928, in New York City, New York, died 28 December 2020) was an American director. He began his career behind the camera in 1951 as a cinematographer on the short documentary ''Day of the Fight'', directed by his ...

, and written by

Marguerite Roberts Marguerite Roberts (September 21, 1905 – February 17, 1989) was an American screenwriter, one of the highest paid in the 1930s. After she and her husband John Sanford refused to testify in 1951 before the House Un-American Activities Commi ...

. Nancy Wilson sings the title song and

Edith Head Edith Head (October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design between 1949 and 1973, making her the most awarded woman in the Academy's history. Head is cons ...

designed

Lana Turner Lana Turner ( ; born Julia Jean Turner; February 8, 1921June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized pe ...

's clothes.

Plot

When a dead American "beach boy" is washed up on a beach in

Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has ...

, the police do an investigation to see if it was murder. Lieutenant Riccardo Andrade (

Enrique Lucero Enrique Lucero (October 9, 1920 – May 9, 1989) was a Mexican-American film actor. He was known for such films as '' Macario'' (1960) and ''Two Mules for Sister Sara'' (1970). He also played the role of the "Indian Chief" in '' Buck and the Prea ...

) of the Mexican police interviews three suspects. Hank Walker (

Hugh O'Brian Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe; April 19, 1925 – September 5, 2016) was an American actor and humanitarian, best known for his starring roles in the ABC Western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' (1955–1 ...

) is another beach boy who works as a

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and also blackmails vacationing middle-aged American women. Pete Jordan (

Cliff Robertson Clifford Parker Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor whose career in film and television spanned over six decades. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film '' PT 109'', and won the 19 ...

) is a former beach boy who married rich American Kit (

). Kit met Pete when he was selling his blood and bought all of him. The dead man was wearing a bracelet engraved "LOVE IS THIN ICE," which the police discover was given to him by Kit. They also discover that he'd had an affair with her. In addition to the police, the dead American's deserted girlfriend, Carol Lambert (

Stefanie Powers Stefanie Powers (born November 2, 1942) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jennifer Hart on the mystery television series '' Hart to Hart'' (1979–1984), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards a ...

), comes to Mexico to find out about her former boyfriend's death.

Cast

as Katherine Lawson "Kit" Chandler Jordan *

as Pete Jordan *

as Hank Walker * Ruth Roman as Margot Eliot *

as Carol Lambert *

Virginia Grey Virginia Grey (March 22, 1917 – July 31, 2004) was an American actress who appeared in over 100 films and a number of radio and television shows from the 1930s to the early 1980s. Biography Grey was born on March 22, 1917, in Edendale, Calif ...

as Irene Talbot * Ron Husmann as Chuck Austin *

as Lieutenant Riccardo Andrade *

Carlos Montalbán Carlos Montalbán y Merino (June 5, 1904March 28, 1991) was a Mexican character actor. Early life Montalbán was born in Torreón in Coahuila, Mexico, the son of Ricarda Merino Jiménez and Genaro Balbino Montalbán Busano, a store manager. His ...

as Don Julian * Jaime Bravo as Manuel Perez *

Fanny Schiller Fanny Schiller Hernández (3 August 1901 – 26 September 1971) was a Mexican award-winning character actress and television star, who also acted in operettas and musicals, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won two Ariel Awards for bes ...

as Maria * René Dupeyrón as Ramos

Beach Boy Quotes

* ''Nothing illegal, just immoral'' * ''Always treat a tramp like a lady and a lady like a tramp.'' * ''Is there anything you wouldn't do for money? If there is I haven't found it yet.'' * ''Money may wrinkle, but it never gets old.''

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* * * * 1965 films Films set in Mexico Films shot in Mexico Columbia Pictures films 1960s English-language films 1965 drama films American drama films Films scored by David Raksin Films directed by Alexander Singer 1960s American films {{1960s-drama-film-stub

Plot

Cast

Beach Boy Quotes

See also

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