''Secrets of Monte Carlo'' is a 1951 American

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directed by George Blair and starring

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and June Vincent.

Plot

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, a British insurance investigator and an American businessman join forces to recover the jewels of a

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which had recently been stolen by a gang on the

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Cast

Critical reception

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'' called the film a "competent programmer"; while

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noted, "though inexpensively produced, ''Secrets of Monte Carlo'' is an effective suspenser, with Republic's back lot standing in admirably as Southern Europe. Another plus: a formidable array of villains, headed by the glamorous June Vincent."

References

Bibliography

* Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature films, 1950-1959: a United States filmography''. McFarland & Company, 1999.

External links

* 1951 films American crime films American black-and-white films 1951 crime films Films directed by George Blair Republic Pictures films Films set in Monaco Films set in Hong Kong 1950s English-language films 1950s American films Films scored by Stanley Wilson (composer) English-language crime films {{1950s-US-film-stub