Ray Milland produced, directed, acted, and made out with two beautiful women in "Lisbon" from 1956.
This is a gorgeous color film shot on location in Portugal. A smuggler, Evans (Milland) is hired by a local Greek smuggler, criminal, and jewel thief, Aristides Mavros (Claude Rains) to sneak an imprisoned American out of communist-controlled territory.
The man's wife, Sylvia Merrill (Maureen O'Hara) is paying for the release, and she is not sure whom she can trust. She comes to trust Milland, and also seemingly fall in love with him.
She's not alone - a young woman (Yvonne Furneaux) who lives in Mavros' mansion, is also attracted to him. This is upsetting to Seraphim (Frances Lederer), Mavros' major domo who would like to see Milland dead.
We eventually find out Sylvia's agenda - she'd kind of like it if her husband didn't come back in the best of health - i.e., dead. He's old and she's tired of him.
Claude Rains is terrific as the evil Mavros. He always brings class to any production. What will happen when Evans picks up Merrill? Can he even trust Mavros to pay him? Or does he have an agenda as well?
This was done in Republic's Naturama process, and it's very well done. Not the most scintillating story, but great locations.
This is a gorgeous color film shot on location in Portugal. A smuggler, Evans (Milland) is hired by a local Greek smuggler, criminal, and jewel thief, Aristides Mavros (Claude Rains) to sneak an imprisoned American out of communist-controlled territory.
The man's wife, Sylvia Merrill (Maureen O'Hara) is paying for the release, and she is not sure whom she can trust. She comes to trust Milland, and also seemingly fall in love with him.
She's not alone - a young woman (Yvonne Furneaux) who lives in Mavros' mansion, is also attracted to him. This is upsetting to Seraphim (Frances Lederer), Mavros' major domo who would like to see Milland dead.
We eventually find out Sylvia's agenda - she'd kind of like it if her husband didn't come back in the best of health - i.e., dead. He's old and she's tired of him.
Claude Rains is terrific as the evil Mavros. He always brings class to any production. What will happen when Evans picks up Merrill? Can he even trust Mavros to pay him? Or does he have an agenda as well?
This was done in Republic's Naturama process, and it's very well done. Not the most scintillating story, but great locations.