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An English woman asks an American detective visiting London to help find her brother's killer.An English woman asks an American detective visiting London to help find her brother's killer.An English woman asks an American detective visiting London to help find her brother's killer.
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- TriviaJust after the opening titles, in a comic scene, Cesar Romero mixes a cocktail that explodes. Mixing cocktails, or "flair bartendering" as it is known in the USA, was a hobby of his and he took part in competitions. Springtime in the Rockies (1942) also has a comic scene where he tries to impress Betty Grable and John Payne with his mixing skills.
- GoofsAlthough the receptionist at Danny's hotel would have had to tell Inspector Rigby and Detective Sergeant Reilly which room Danny stayed in as she did with O'Dell, she makes no reference to them when O'Dell returns Danny's key.
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Inspector Rigby: You know Reilly, of all the myths perpetuated by the cinema, the most patently inaccurate is the invincibility of the amateur detective.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Dame Wore Tweed (2022)
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"Lady in the Fog" is a 1952 film starring Cesar Romero as an amateur detective, Philip O'Dell, an American currently in London. He helps a woman (Lois Maxwell) whom he meets in a bar - her brother was run down by a car in the heavy London fog, but she is convinced that it wasn't accidental. O'Dell investigates, and finds himself involved with an old case, a mental hospital, a filmmaker, and a nightclub.
Romero is a delightful actor, and this story has a lot of comedic elements which he acquits very well. He was very underrated, which is clear if one sees him in "The Captain from Castile" and "Julia Misbehaves." The story of "Lady in the Fog" is about as lame as it gets and pretty easy to figure out. It's made on the cheap. Romero is always worth seeing, though.
Romero is a delightful actor, and this story has a lot of comedic elements which he acquits very well. He was very underrated, which is clear if one sees him in "The Captain from Castile" and "Julia Misbehaves." The story of "Lady in the Fog" is about as lame as it gets and pretty easy to figure out. It's made on the cheap. Romero is always worth seeing, though.
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- Vom Täter fehlt jede Spur
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- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Scotland Yard Inspector (1952) officially released in Canada in English?
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