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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]

Lady from Lisbon
Richard Hearne
Directed by	Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by	Michael Barringer
Produced by	Elizabeth Hiscott
Starring	Francis L. Sullivan Jane Carr Martita Hunt Charles Victor
Cinematography	Erwin Hillier
Edited by	Peter Tanner
Music by	W.L. Trytel (uncredited)
Production companies	British National Films Shaftesbury Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation (UK)
Release date	September 1942 (1942-09) (UK)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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

External links

• Lady from Lisbon at IMDb

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