The Lady from Lisbon

The Lady from Lisbon

75 mins | Comedy, Thriller | Sept. 1, 1942

When she learns that the Nazis have confiscated Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece Mona Lisa, art-loving South American wanna-be spy Tamara (Jane Carr) journeys to Lisbon to snoop for the Germans in return for the iconic painting. But bumbling Nazi agents, Allied counterspies and multiple copies of the artwork soon confound her attempts at espionage.

The Lady from Lisbon

75 mins | Comedy, Thriller | Sept. 1, 1942

The Lady from Lisbon
When she learns that the Nazis have confiscated Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece Mona Lisa, art-loving South American wanna-be spy Tamara (Jane Carr) journeys to Lisbon to snoop for the Germans in return for the iconic painting. But bumbling Nazi agents, Allied counterspies and multiple copies of the artwork soon confound her attempts at espionage.
Producers British National Films
Original title The Lady from Lisbon
Directors J.H. Leach, Leslie S. Hiscott
Writers Michael Barringer

Cast

Francis L. Sullivan

as Minghetti

Jane Carr

as Tamara

Martita Hunt

as Susan Wellington-Smythe

Ian Fleming

as Adams

Charles Victor

as Knoller

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as The art forger Ganier

Anthony Holles

as Tony Anzoni

George Street

as Hauptmann

Gerhard Kempinski

as Flugel

Leo de Pokorny

as Mario