High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. A smuggler is hired to kidnap the rich husband of an American woman who's just arrived in Lisbon.High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. A smuggler is hired to kidnap the rich husband of an American woman who's just arrived in Lisbon.High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. A smuggler is hired to kidnap the rich husband of an American woman who's just arrived in Lisbon.
- Singer
- (as Roby Charmandy)
- Fado Singer
- (uncredited)
- Self - Customer at Fado's House
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- John Tucker Battle
- Martin Rackin
- Lord Byron(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNelson Riddle's instrumental recording of "Lisbon Antiga" (an ancient Portuguese melody) was already on the hit charts before this film was made. Republic publicity sent out a story that "Director/Producer Ray Milland took a recording of the music with him and had a Portuguese orchestra adapt it for a sequence in the picture".
- GoofsCaptain Evans takes Mrs. Meryll in a sightseeing tour of Sintra in a horse carriage. They stop first in front of the Palácio de Seteais - time for him to quote Lord Byron about the beauty of the place. Then they walk to the viewpoint and look back at Palácio da Pena (construction started in 1836), in the Romanesque Revivalist style, and could hardly have been built by the Moors, as Evans "explains" to his date. The Moors left the Portuguese territory in 1147 and (the latest) in 1249. Also in a hilltop of Sintra (not shown in the movie) is the 8th century granite defensive Castle of the Moors, taken without a battle by the Portuguese in 1147 - the same year the Moors lost Lisbon. As a sea captain Evans should have known better.
- Quotes
Sylvia Merrill: I've never met Mr. Avros.
Capt. Robert John Evans: I have and I don't nothing about him.
Sylvia Merrill: What was your impression?
Capt. Robert John Evans: [almost shouting] A CROOK!
Sylvia Merrill: I know that... but is he a reliable crook?
- SoundtracksLisboa Antiga
(orchestral recording)
Music by Raúl Portela
English Lyrics by Harry Dupree
Sung by Robie Lester (as Roby Charmandy)
The film is a romance/drama/film noir.
Claude Rains is really odd. He was born in England but has a really non-English way of speaking. He also looks rather old. Ray Miland who also directed this film is also looking rather old. Every time I see him I think of he and Rosie Greer in the 2-Headed Man. He plays a really horny smuggler.
Anyway, on to the movie. It's capably directed. Well acted and reasonably well done. Some of it stretches believability. And segments are really hokey. The subplots are not needed at all --especially the one with the hot sexed up secretary. And some of the writing could have been improved.
But it sure does look nice in Technicolor.
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- Sep 13, 2019
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Geheimzentrale Lissabon
- Filming locations
- Tagus River, Lisbon, Portugal(Several scenes in two docks, and a yacht on the river.)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1