Crisis (1950)

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Crisis is a 1950 American film noir directed by Richard Brooks and starring Cary Grant, José Ferrer and Paula Raymond. It follows American couple Eugene and Helen Ferguson who inadvertently become embroiled in a revolution. The film is based on the short story titled "The Doubters" by George Tabori, which was published in the magazine Today's Woman.

Production

The screenplay is based on George Tabori's short story titled "The Doubters" that appeared in the magazine Today's Woman. MGM had previously attempted to produce a film adaptation of Tabori's story "Crete", which had also been published in Today's Woman, but the project did not materialize. The studio neglected to secure rights to "The Doubters" from the magazine until just before the film's release, when the oversight was corrected.

The year before, Richard Brooks had been lured away from Warner Bros. by MGM producer Arthur Freed to write the screenplay for his unit's Clark Gable film, Any Number Can Play, with the understanding that he would soon be able to direct as well as write pictures for the studio. Crisis was his first opportunity and he embarked on it after an extensive research trip to Colombia and several Central American countries.

Inspired by the film's Latin American setting, Brooks and Freed decided to cast three of MGM's former, Silent Era "Latin-Lover" stars in support of Grant: Antonio Moreno, Ramon Novarro, and Gilbert Roland.

Actress and future first lady Nancy Davis tested for the lead female role Helen Ferguson that was ultimately awarded to Paula Raymond in December 1949. MGM hoped to use Crisis as a vehicle to launch Raymond, whom they viewed as the next Norma Shearer, to stardom.

Cary Grant viewed the dramatic role of Dr. Eugene Ferguson, his first in several years, as the greatest challenge of his career to that point. It was his first film for MGM since The Philadelphia Story in 1940.

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