Review of Lisbon

I absolutely adore Claude Rains as an actor; I can only think of three films that he made (out of over 100) that were turkeys. Unfortunately, this was one of them. If Claude Rains can't save a film, then you know the script is really bad. Not only was the script bad, but the cinematography was terrible whenever it went indoors. The sound was bad, the shots were all stagey, Practically every shot indoors is a two shot, and most of the outdoor scenes as well. Couldn't they afford to shoot with two cameras? It makes for a very sleepy production. Ray Milland, unfortunately, was at the end of his career (he was even better in Panic in the Year Zero than this bomb). He gives it the old college try, but this aint Lost Weekend. Maureen O'Hara looks miscast in this film, as her career had come to an end as well shortly after this attempt. If the movie doesn't put you to sleep, then you really have a case of insomnia.