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* AntiHero: Johnny cheats at gambling, likes the idea of Ballin's shady tungsten syndicate, and his vindictive streak against Gilda leads him to mistreat her with glee. He still tries to do the right thing at the end of the day though.

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* AntiHero: Johnny cheats at gambling, likes the idea of Ballin's shady tungsten syndicate, cartel, and his vindictive streak against Gilda leads him to mistreat her with glee. He still tries to do the right thing at the end of the day though.
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* ShesGotLegs: All of Gilda's dance scenes makes a pretty heavy point out of showing Rita Hayworth's legs.

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* ShesGotLegs: All of Gilda's dance scenes makes a pretty heavy point out of showing off Rita Hayworth's legs.

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%%* AntiHero: Johnny Farrell.

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%%* * AntiHero: Johnny Farrell.cheats at gambling, likes the idea of Ballin's shady tungsten syndicate, and his vindictive streak against Gilda leads him to mistreat her with glee. He still tries to do the right thing at the end of the day though.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Ballin gets back stabbed by his SwordCane. ]]

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Ballin gets back stabbed by his SwordCane. ]]



* ICallItVera: Ballin refers to his SwordCane as a good "friend" of his.



%%* ShesGotLegs: Gilda.

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%%* * ShesGotLegs: Gilda.All of Gilda's dance scenes makes a pretty heavy point out of showing Rita Hayworth's legs.


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* VillainousFriendship: Johnny and Ballin becomes friends in the first place because they realize they are quite similar in both being men with few moral qualms who like to "make their own luck".

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* FailedASpotCheck: [[spoiler: Ballin really leaves himself vulnerable in the climax by failing to take account of Pio's actions]].



* ThoseTwoActors: ''Gilda'' is the second of the five films starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford.

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* AffablyEvil: Ballin Mundson.
* AntiHero: Johnny Farrell.
* TheChanteuse: Gilda.
* CharacterTitle
* DeadpanSnarker: Johnny. Ballin has his moments as well.
* DestructiveRomance: Johnny and Gilda. SO MUCH.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt

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* %%* AffablyEvil: Ballin Mundson.
* %%* AntiHero: Johnny Farrell.
* %%* TheChanteuse: Gilda.
* %%* CharacterTitle
* %%* DeadpanSnarker: Johnny. Ballin has his moments as well.
* %%* DestructiveRomance: Johnny and Gilda. SO MUCH.
* %%* EveryoneCanSeeIt



* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Ballin Mundson.]]
* FemmeFatale: Gilda, Gilda, Gilda.

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* %%* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Ballin Mundson.]]
* %%* FemmeFatale: Gilda, Gilda, Gilda.



* FilmNoir

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* HaveAGayOldTime: See quote in the YMMV tab.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Johnny Farrell.
* TheLoveSlapOfEpiphany
* TheMasochismTango: Johnny and Gilda.

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* %%* HaveAGayOldTime: See quote in the YMMV tab.
* %%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Johnny Farrell.
* %%* TheLoveSlapOfEpiphany
* %%* TheMasochismTango: Johnny and Gilda.



* ThePhilosopher: Uncle Pio. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Johnny.

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* %%* ThePhilosopher: Uncle Pio. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Johnny.



* SelfMadeMan: Ballin.
* ShesGotLegs: Gilda.
* SlapSlapKiss: Johnny and Gilda. Their only on-screen kiss is preceded by them professing their mutual hate for one another.
** Gilda also slaps Johnny three times in succession, and Johnny [[WouldHitAGirl slaps her once]]; however, both scenes are played extremely seriously and are not followed by a kiss or anything else remotely romantic.

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* %%* SelfMadeMan: Ballin.
* %%* ShesGotLegs: Gilda.
* SlapSlapKiss: Johnny and Gilda. Their only on-screen kiss is preceded by them professing their mutual hate for one another.
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another. Gilda also slaps Johnny three times in succession, and Johnny [[WouldHitAGirl slaps her once]]; however, both scenes are played extremely seriously and are not followed by a kiss or anything else remotely romantic.



* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler: Mundson near the end.]]
* WomanInBlack: Gilda.

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* %%* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler: Mundson near the end.]]
* %%* WomanInBlack: Gilda.
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* [[spoiler: FakingTheDead: Ballin Mundson.]]

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* [[spoiler: FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Ballin Mundson.]]



* [[spoiler: HoistByHisOwnPetard: Ballin gets back stabbed by his SwordCane. ]]

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* [[spoiler: HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Ballin gets back stabbed by his SwordCane. ]]



* [[spoiler: WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Mundson near the end.]]

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* [[spoiler: WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler: Mundson near the end.]]
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->'''Ballin Mundson''': Gilda, [[DoubleEntendre are you decent]]?

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->'''Ballin Mundson''': Gilda, [[DoubleEntendre are you decent]]? decent?
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Gilda is a 1946 FilmNoir about the epynomous FemmeFatale, a nightclub singer named Gilda, starring RitaHayworth, GlennFord and George Macready. The film is notable for its excellent cinematography, music and particularly Hayworth's stunningly sexy performance.

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Gilda is a 1946 FilmNoir about the epynomous FemmeFatale, a nightclub singer named Gilda, starring RitaHayworth, GlennFord Creator/RitaHayworth, Glenn Ford and George Macready. The film is notable for its excellent cinematography, music and particularly Hayworth's stunningly sexy performance.
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* TheChanteuse: Gilda.
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* ShesGotLegs

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* ShesGotLegsShesGotLegs: Gilda.
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* RagsToRiches: Johnny, after he becomes Mundson's right-hand man.
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* FilmNoir
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* DeadpanSnarker: Johnny.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Johnny. Ballin has his moments as well.

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* PassThePopcorn: ''Many'' characters remark to this effect.

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* PassThePopcorn: ''Many'' characters remark to this effect.effect.
* ThePhilosopher: Uncle Pio. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Johnny.

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* HairFlip: Gilda in her famous introduction scene.

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* HairFlip: Gilda in her famous introduction scene. scene.
* [[spoiler: HoistByHisOwnPetard: Ballin gets back stabbed by his SwordCane. ]]
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* [[spoiler: WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Mundson near the end.]]
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* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry

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* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelryEverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: The clip Ballin buys for Gilda.
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* TallDarkAndHandsome: Johnny was played by Glenn Ford, after all.

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* TheMasochismTango: Johnny and Gilda.



* TheMasochismTango: Johnny and Gilda.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Johnny and Ballin.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Johnny and Ballin.Johnny.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Johnny.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Johnny.Johnny and Ballin.
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* MasqueradeBall: Gilda throws one in the casino.
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* FieryRedhead

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* FieryRedheadFieryRedhead: Gilda, according to the film poster.
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* HairFlip: Gilda in her famous introduction scene.
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* RagsToRiches: Johnny, after he becomes Mundson's right-hand man.
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* SelfMadeMan: Ballin.
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[[caption-width-right:241:[[YouCanLeaveYourHatOn Removing]] a [[OperaGloves glove]] has never been so sexy.]]

->'''Ballin Mundson''': Gilda, [[DoubleEntendre are you decent]]?
->'''Gilda''': Me? [long pause] Sure. I'm decent.

Gilda is a 1946 FilmNoir about the epynomous FemmeFatale, a nightclub singer named Gilda, starring RitaHayworth, GlennFord and George Macready. The film is notable for its excellent cinematography, music and particularly Hayworth's stunningly sexy performance.

The story takes place in Argentina where a dice gambler called [[AntiHero Johnny Farrell]] ends up becoming the right-hand man of [[AffablyEvil Ballin Mundson]], the owner of an illegal casino, who is constantly under the watchful eye of local authorities. The situation becomes more complicated when Johnny meets Ballin's wife, the nightclub singer Gilda, who was once his lover.

Struggling between his loyalty to Ballin and his hatred for Gilda, Johnny grows increasingly conflicted, which isn't helped when on the night he kisses Gilda, the event is witnessed by Ballin who flees only to seemingly plummet to his death in an exploding airplane. Saddened by his friend's demise, Johnny begins controlling Gilda's goings even more rigorously while the local authorities question him about details of certain cartel plans which Ballin has presumably been involved with.

Despite all of this, Johnny can't forget what he once felt for Gilda, but he can't be sure if Gilda shares his feelings. To make things worse, a shadow of the past still looms over them...

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!!''Gilda'' provides examples of:

* AffablyEvil: Ballin Mundson.
* AntiHero: Johnny Farrell.
* CharacterTitle
* DeadpanSnarker: Johnny.
* DestructiveRomance: Johnny and Gilda. SO MUCH.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt
* [[spoiler: FakingTheDead: Ballin Mundson.]]
* FemmeFatale: Gilda, Gilda, Gilda.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: [[UpToEleven And how!]] This might have gotten more past the radar than any other Hollywood movie from the 40's.
* HaveAGayOldTime: See quote in the YMMV tab.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Johnny Farrell.
* TheLoveSlapOfEpiphany
* TheMasochismTango: Johnny and Gilda.
* MeaningfulEcho: Pio calling Johnny a "Peasant."
* OperaGloves: Gilda removes her glove while singing.
* PassThePopcorn: ''Many'' characters remark to this effect.
* PrettyInMink: Gilda has a few furs, including a chinchilla jacket, a mink coat, and an ermine coat that she carries in the first part of "Put the Blame on Mame".
* SlapSlapKiss: Johnny and Gilda. Their only on-screen kiss is preceded by them professing their mutual hate for one another.
** Gilda also slaps Johnny three times in succession, and Johnny [[WouldHitAGirl slaps her once]]; however, both scenes are played extremely seriously and are not followed by a kiss or anything else remotely romantic.
* SwordCane: Ballin has a switchblade cane.
* ThoseTwoActors: ''Gilda'' is the second of the five films starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford.
* WomanInBlack: Gilda.
* WouldHitAGirl: Johnny hit Gilda after she performed her [[YouCanLeaveYourHatOn striptease]].
* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn: Gilda's glove-removing scene (she would've gone further but Johnny stopped her).
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