A vacationing Englishman (Denholm Elliott) stumbles upon a plot to kill a young American tourist (Beverly Bentley) in Spain.
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Title: Scent of Mystery (1960)
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Cast
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| Denholm Elliott | ... | Oliver Larker | |
| Peter Lorre | ... | Smiley | |
| Beverly Bentley | ... | The Decoy Sally Kennedy | |
| Paul Lukas | ... | Baron Saradin | |
| Liam Redmond | ... | Johnny Gin | |
| Leo McKern | ... | Tommy Kennedy | |
| Peter Arne | ... | Robert Fleming | |
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Mary Laura Wood | ... | Margharita |
| Diana Dors | ... | Winifred Jordan | |
| Judith Furse | ... | Miss Leonard | |
| Maurice Marsac | ... | Pepi | |
| Michael Trubshawe | ... | English Aviator | |
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Juan Olaguivel | ... | Truck Driver |
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Billie Miller | ... | Constance Walker |
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A vacationing Englishman (Denholm Elliott) stumbles upon a plot to kill a young American tourist (Beverly Bentley) in Spain.
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First they moved (1895)! Then they talked (1927)! Now they smell! See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 January 1960 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Holiday in Spain See more »Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (re-release)Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.59 : 1
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Music by Jordan Ramin
Lyrics by Harold Adamson
Vocals by Eddie Fisher
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Peter Sellers was suggested by Jack Cardiff for the lead role, but Mike Todd Jr on meeting him, thought that he was a most humourless man, and rejected him outright. See more »Quotes
Oliver Larker: [narrating] I haven't been away from my flat in 9 years, and 6 mysteries. But, I suppose the creator of a private eye has to get out in public every so often. And I hate to travel - unless it's in the Commonwealth. Otherwise you meet so many foreigners, who don't even speak English. And all those beastly tourists - mostly Americans. They don't speak English either.See more »
Crazy Credits
There is a credit for the shoe polish brightening the cast's shoes. See more »Alternate Versions
In the UK version of Holiday in Spain, Elizabeth Taylor is credited as Liz Rolyat, (Taylor spelled backwards). See more »Soundtracks
SCENT OF MYSTERYMusic by Jordan Ramin
Lyrics by Harold Adamson
Vocals by Eddie Fisher
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I was at the premiere in Hollywood (1960) - A first-date thing ......
Didn't know what to expect .. but the pipe tobacco and peach smells (among SEVERAL more) were astounding! Each time you smelled the perfume... you KNEW something bad was going to happen! .....
I don't know how they did it, maybe a hose or fan mounted on the seat in front of you, but when the scene changed, the smell did too !! NEET!
If I remember correctly, the program LISTED all the smells you would encounter during the film as well.
Needless to say, the food smells probably helped the concession stand because the lines were a mile long !!
My date was NOT impressed... (should have made her buy popcorn!)
Too bad, This film followed the 3-D craze and is now gone.