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.

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

Lady from Lisbon

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.

Lady from Lisbon

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

Lady from Lisbon

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

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