Kiss Of Fire (1955)
Director:
Joseph M. Newman
Writers:
Franklin Coen, Richard Collins, Jonreed LauritzenStars:
Jack Palance, Barbara Rush, Rex Reason, Martha Hyer, Leslie Bradley, Alan Reed
Barbara Rush is at her most exotically beautiful in the lush costumer Kiss of Fire. Based on Jonreed Lauritzen's novel The Rose and the Flame, the film stars Ms. Rush as Lucia, princess of Spain, who while residing in New Mexico discovers that the king is dying and that she must return home immediately to save her throne from pretenders. Escorting Lucia westward to the Pacific Ocean is former Spanish nobleman El Tigre (Jack Palance). In spite of themselves, the Princess and El Tigre fall in love. But before they can act upon their impulses, hero and heroine must face various and sundry dangers in the wild Southwest.
Rhonda Fleming was originally cast as Princess Lucia but she withdrew from the film due to a scheduling conflict.
DVD, Region 0 (ALL), will play in all DVD players, English, Technicolor, 87 minutes, Universal International Pictures, very good print.
