Mystery in Mexico
- July 1, 1948 (1948-07-01) (U.S.)[1]
Mystery in Mexico is a 1948 American crime thriller film directed by Robert Wise. It stars William Lundigan, Jacqueline White and Ricardo Cortez.[2] The film centers around the search for an insurance investigator who went to Mexico to check on some valuable jewelry. The film was shot on location in Mexico City and Cuernavaca.[3]
Plot
On a flight to Mexico City, insurance investigator Steve Hastings (William Lundigan) befriends singer Victoria Ames (Jacqueline White), attempting to get information about her missing brother, fellow investigator Glenn Ames (Walter Reed), who the firm suspects may have taken a stolen necklace he was tasked with recovering. Their search for the brother leads them to nightclub owner John Norcross (Ricardo Cortez) and his sometimes girlfriend, singer Dolores Fernandez,(Jacqueline Dalya). Taxi driver Carlos (Tony Barrett), who has been helping Hastings, turns out to be Norcross's stooge, and reveals to the nightclub owner where the injured brother has been recuperating with a simple Mexican family.[1]
Cast
- William Lundigan as Steve Hastings
- Jacqueline White as Victoria Ames
- Ricardo Cortez as John Norcross
- Tony Barrett as Carlos
- Jacqueline Dalya as Dolores Fernandez
- Walter Reed as Glenn Ames
Production
Principal photography for Mystery in Mexico took place at RKO's Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City and their studios in Hollywood in late September and October, and early and mid-November 1947. Location shooting took place in Cuernavaca and other places in Mexico.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Mystery in Mexico at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ "Mystery in Mexico (1948) - Robert Wise - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "30 Sep 1948, 18 - Shamokin News-Dispatch at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
External links
- Mystery in Mexico at IMDb
- Mystery in Mexico at AllMovie
- Mystery in Mexico at the TCM Movie Database
- Mystery in Mexico at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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