''Lady from Lisbon'' is a 1942 British

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directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Francis L. Sullivan, Jane Carr,

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and

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. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director James A. Carter.

Plot

When the

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's ''

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'', 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 *

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 *

as Porter * John Godfrey as Clerk

References

External links

* 1942 films 1942 comedy films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott British comedy films British black-and-white films Films set in Lisbon Films shot at Riverside Studios 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-comedy-film-stub