Storm Over Lisbon

Storm Over Lisbon is a 1944 American thriller film produced and directed by George Sherman and starring Vera Ralston. The screenplay concerns a nightclub owner who attempts to gain secret information.

Storm Over Lisbon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Sherman
Written by	Dane Lussier (adaptation)
Screenplay by	Doris Gilbert
Story by	Elizabeth Meehan
Produced by	George Sherman
Starring	Vera Hruba Ralston
Cinematography	John Alton
Edited by	Arthur Roberts
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	October 16, 1944 (1944-10-16) (United States)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film's sets were designed by the art director Gano Chittenden.

Plot

During World War II, the owner of a Lisbon nightclub attempts to gain secret information to sell to the Japanese.^[1]

Cast

• Vera Hruba Ralston as Maria Mazarek
• Richard Arlen as John Craig
• Erich von Stroheim as Deresco
• Otto Kruger as Alexis Vanderlyn
• Eduardo Ciannelli as Blanco
• Robert Livingston as Bill Flanagan
• Mona Barrie as Evelyn
• Frank Orth as Murgatroyd
• Sarah Edwards as Maude Perry-Tonides
• Alice Fleming as Agatha Sanford-Richards
• Kenne Duncan as Paul
• Leon Belasco as Fado Singer
• The Aida Broadbent Girls as Dancers

Restoration

A new restoration of Storm Over Lisbon by Paramount Pictures, The Film Foundation, and Martin Scorsese was screened at the Museum of Modern Art on February 9, 2018, as part of the museum's program of showcasing 30 restored films from the library of Republic Pictures curated by Scorsese.^[2]