Review of Lisbon

This is an elegant thriller in the environment of beautiful Lisbon with the sea as one of the major fields of action in a difficult intrigue involving smuggling and even possible murder, however, as in all thrillers, things don't work out as planned. Ray Milland is a professional smuggler in a boat regularly visiting every port of the Mediterranean for deliveries and fishing, Claude Rains is a fox of a wicked godfather running dirty business professionally and assisting others in the same, sometimes converting them to the same activity, and Maureen O'Hara is a beautiful young married lady to a multi-millionaire advanced in age who is expected out of prison at any moment, but the question is if he will come out alive or dead. The latter would suit Claude Rains' purposes and maybe others' as well, but there is also plenty of romance in this film, with exquisite visits to a number of delicious restaurants and tavernas with adorable music all the way throughout the film (Nelson Riddle). Also photographically the film is enjoyable, but the main thing is the suspense, since everything relies on the release of the old millionaire (25 million), whether it will succeed, what will become of it, and what complications will turn up - there are always complications. The direction and acting leaves nothing more to be desired, and everything is next to perfect, including a satisfactory conclusion. It could have gone worse.