Foreign Intrigue

When a reclusive, enigmatic millionaire dies suddenly on the Riviera, his press agent begins to investigate his employer's shady past.

Cast

Robert Mitchum

as Dave Bishop

Geneviève Page

as Dominique Danemore

Ingrid Thulin

as Brita Lindquist

Frédéric O'Brady

as Jonathan Spring

Inga Tidblad

as Mrs Lundquist

Lauritz Falk

as Jones

Eugene Deckers

as Pierre Sandoz

John Padovano

as Tony Forrest

Frederick Schrecker

as Karl Mannheim

Georges Hubert

as Dr. Thibault

Reviews

CinemaSerf

A wealthy man is half way up his library ladder when he is taken ill and dies. Nobody quite knows where the now deceased "Danemore" made his fortune so his assistant "Bishop" (Robert Mitchum) decides to find out more about his enigmatic employer. He's somewhat taken aback by just how little the wido...

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