Carnival of Crime (1962) Sócio de Alcova (original title)

Director:

George Cahan

Writers:

Winston Graham (novel)
Bill Barret (screenplay)

Release Date:

June 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Comedy

Tagline:

At the height of wild, frenzied, sensual pleasures ... a murderer strikes and terror grips the city!

Plot:

Mike, an architect, is married to Lin, a beautiful and unfaithful woman. Returning from a trip, he finds she's disappeared...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Jean-Pierre Aumont	...	Mike Voray
Alix Talton	...	Lynn Voray
Tônia Carrero	...	Marina Silvera
Luis Dávila	...	Ray Donato
Alberto Dalbés	...	Photographer
Nathán Pinzón	...	Inspector
Jardel Filho	...	Paulo
Norma Bengell	...	Model (as Norma Benguell)
Norma Blum	...	Secretary
Alicia Bonet	...	Prostitute
Laura Suarez
Paulo Monte
Joao Goulart
Agildo Ribeiro
Francisco Dantas
Sadi Cabral
Noelia Noel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luiz Bonfá
Billy Davis
Oscar Uboldi
Ángel Zavalia

Directed by
George Cahan		(as George M. Cahan)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bill Barret		screenplay
Winston Graham		novel

Produced by
Federico Aicardi	....	executive producer (as Federico J. Aicardi)
George Cahan	....	producer (as George M. Cahan)
Juan D'Angelo	....	producer
Joaquín Franco	....	producer
Herbert Richers	....	producer
Arnaldo Zonari	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Luiz Bonfá
Nicea Martins

Cinematography by
Américo Hoss

Film Editing by
José Serra

Production Design by
Alexandre Horvat		(as Alessandro)

Makeup Department
Olga Olavegoscochea	....	makeup artist
Leonor Picone	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Victor Lima	....	production supervisor
Oscar Uboldi	....	production manager
Ángel Zavalia	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Angel Acciaresi	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Alberto Vianna	....	sound

Production Companies

• Produções Cinematográficas Herbert Richers
• Twin Film Productions
• Twin Films

Distributors

• BCI Eclipse (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Crown International Pictures (1964) (USA)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Sócio de Alcova" - Argentina (original title)

Runtime:

90 min | USA:83 min

Country:

Argentina | Brazil | USA | Spain

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18

Company:

Produções Cinematográficas Herbert Richers

As a travelogue this is a good glimpse of early 60s Brasilia and Rio. As a movie it stinks.

You get a bad feeling when the credits begin and the quality of the film is as poor as this one is; very dark and grainy. However, the credits prove to be the highlight of this stinker. The story is poorly written with a very weak plot. The acting itself isn't too bad but the actors have nothing to work with. In essence, the story involves a harried but brilliant architect who has won a contract for "Building 11" in the new capital of Brasilia. He is surrounded by a neglected and unfaithful wife, a female assistant who is after him, a drunken, lecherous colleague who fancies himself a ladies man, a pathetic mother-in-law and her gigolo, and a couple of enigmatic household employees. What plot there is involves our hero trying to get his building done on time, keeping track of his wife, and falling in love with his comely assistant. Dramatic developments and how they are dealt with round out the movie. The most remarkable feature of this film is a sequence of two undercover operatives or vigilantes stalking a Brazilian revolutionary in the jungle. The only possible connection this boring and poorly acted sequence has with the rest of the movie is the mention that this bad guy is upset because Brazil is spending millions to build a new city while people around it are starving. It is a bizarre and totally disconnected intrusion into the movie. The only redeeming feature of this disaster is the on location shots of the then under-construction city of Brasilia and of some location shots in Rio. These provide a nice time capsule of the new capital and the old in the early 60s. Maybe the best way to deal with the misfortune of having this DVD is to turn off the sound and just watch the 1960s Brazilian landscape.