When first released , the staff at '' Variety '' magazine liked the film and wrote , " Hayworth is photographed most beguilingly . The producers have created nothing subtle in the projection of her s.a. sex appeal , and that 's probably been wise . Glenn Ford is the vis-a-vis , in his first picture part in several years ... '' Gilda '' is obviously an expensive production — and shows it . The direction is static , but that 's more the fault of the writers . " '' Gilda '' screened in competition at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival , the first time the festival was held
1946 Cannes Film Festival
1946 Cannes Film Festival
Gilda