Lady from Lisbon

1942 British film

Francis L. Sullivan
Jane Carr
Martita Hunt
Charles Victor

CinematographyErwin HillierEdited byPeter TannerMusic byW.L. Trytel (uncredited)

Production
companies

British National Films
Shaftesbury Films

Distributed byAnglo-American Film Corporation (UK)

Release date

September 1942 (1942-09) (UK)

Running time

75 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Lady from Lisbon is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Francis L. Sullivan, Jane Carr, Martita Hunt and Charles Victor.^[1]^[2]

It was shot at the Riverside Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director James A. Carter.

Plot

When the Nazis steal Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, South American art lover Minghetti travels to Lisbon to spy for the Germans in return for the famous painting.

Inept Nazi agents, counterspies, racketeers and multiple fakes of the masterpiece soon confound all attempts.

The artist Ganier is murdered. Lady Wellington Smyth is accused.

The painting is swapped for a poor copy under Minghetti's nose.

Cast

Francis L. Sullivan as Minghetti
Jane Carr as Tamara
Martita Hunt as Susan Wellington Smythe
George Street as Hauptmann
Gerhardt Kempinski as Flugel
Tony Holles as Anzoni
Leo De Pokorny as Mario
Wilfrid Hyde White as Ganier
Ian Fleming as Adams
Charles Victor as Porter
John Godfrey as Clerk

References

^ "Lady from Lisbon". 1 September 1942 – via IMDb.
^ "Lady from Lisbon (1942)". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016.

External links

Lady from Lisbon at IMDb

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The films of Leslie S. Hiscott

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The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928)
S.O.S. (1928)
Ringing the Changes (1929)
The Feather (1929)
At the Villa Rose (1930)
The House of the Arrow (1930)
Call of the Sea (1930)
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
Alibi (1931)
Brown Sugar (1931)
A Night in Montmartre (1931)
Black Coffee (1931)
The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
Murder at Covent Garden (1932)
The Crooked Lady (1932)
Once Bitten (1932)
Double Dealing (1932)
A Safe Proposition (1932)
When London Sleeps (1932)
A Tight Corner (1932)
The Face at the Window (1932)
The Iron Stair (1933)
Yes, Madam (1933)
The Melody-Maker (1933)
That's My Wife (1933)
Cleaning Up (1933)
The Stickpin (1933)
Great Stuff (1933)
His Grace Gives Notice (1933)
Strike It Rich (1933)
Marooned (1933)
The Stolen Necklace (1933)
Out of the Past (1933)
I'll Stick to You (1933)
Flat Number Three (1934)
Keep It Quiet (1934)
The Man I Want (1934)
Passing Shadows (1934)
Gay Love (1934)
Crazy People (1934)
The Big Splash (1935)
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Annie, Leave the Room! (1935)
Three Witnesses (1935)
Inside the Room (1935)
Department Store (1935)
Death on the Set (1935)
A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935)
She Shall Have Music (1935)
Fame (1936)
The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936)
Millions (1936)
Fine Feathers (1937)
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940)
The Seventh Survivor (1942)
Sabotage at Sea (1942)
Lady from Lisbon (1942)
The Butler's Dilemma (1943)
Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944)
The Time of His Life (1955)
Tons of Trouble (1956)

Short films

Raising the Wind (1925)
A Friend of Cupid (1925)
A Fowl Proceeding (1925)
Cats (1925)
Billets (1925)
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