
The Black Orchid
The Black Orchid is a 1959 American drama film starring Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn.
Plot
Rose Bianco (Sophia Loren) a florist widowed by a famous gangster, looks for happiness with widower Frank Valente (Anthony Quinn). Rose is dealing with her son Ralph in a work farm for troubled boys, though Ralph is warned that if he runs away one more time he will be sent to reform school.
More details
author | Joseph Stefano |
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director | Martin Ritt |
editor | Howard A. Smith |
genre | drama |
keywords | atlantic city church confine end engage late wife mental illness only child reform school wedding day |
musicBy | Alessandro Cicognini |
producer | Carlo Ponti Marcello Girosi |
publisher | Paramount Pictures |