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Flight to Tangier

- That 'Shane' killer excites again.

At the Tangier airport, a group of people await the arrival of a mysterious plane from behind the Iron Curtain. The reception committee includes Susan, an American; Gil Walker, a free-booting pilot; Danzer, a black market operator; and Danzer's girlfriend, Nicki. The plane crashes and burns. No survivors are found, nor are any corpses. Soon the search begins for a missing courier worth $3 million.

Release Date : 1953-11-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Joan Fontaine

Character Name : Susan Lane

Original Name : Joan Fontaine

Gender : Female

Jack Palance

Character Name : Gil Walker

Original Name : Jack Palance

Gender : Male

Corinne Calvet

Character Name : Nicki

Original Name : Corinne Calvet

Gender : Female

Robert Douglas

Character Name : Danzer

Original Name : Robert Douglas

Gender : Male

Marcel Dalio

Character Name : Goro, Importer / Exporter

Original Name : Marcel Dalio

Gender : Male

Jeff Morrow

Character Name : Col C.M. Wier, International Police

Original Name : Jeff Morrow

Gender : Male

Richard Shannon

Character Name : Lt. Bill Luzon, International Police

Original Name : Richard Shannon

Gender : Male

Murray Matheson

Character Name : Franz Kovac, Money Courier

Original Name : Murray Matheson

Gender : Male

John Doucette

Character Name : Tirera, International Police

Original Name : John Doucette

Gender : Male

John George

Character Name : Cart Vendor

Original Name : John George

Gender : Male

Madeleine Taylor Holmes

Character Name : Rosario

Original Name : Madeleine Taylor Holmes

Gender : Female

Josette Deegan

Character Name : French Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Josette Deegan

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-04

I always think Jack Palance would have made for a super "Skeletor"; his angular features just as recognisable as Robert Douglas' voice in this cold war thriller. A plane is expected to arrive at Tangiers airport carrying a lucrative cargo. When it crashes, burns out with no trace of any bodies the search begins. Who has the missing $3m? We have no shortage of suspects, nor of searchers. First amongst them is Palance "Walker", a decorated soldier who now dabbles in the black market then "Susan" (Joan Fontaine) who was the fiancée of the plane's pilot. Also on the hunt is the intended recipient - "Danzer" (Douglas) who intends to find his money and use it finance a transaction to ship warplanes back behind the Iron Curtain. "Walker" and "Susan" team up, with some idea where the treasure and the pilot are, and off they trek with both thugs and police in hot pursuit. When it is in adventure mode, this is quite well put together; the story is robust enough and the dialogue sparing (always a benefit for the usually wooden-as-planks Douglas and Palance), but all too frequently there are dreary romantic double plays involved - not least at the hands of Corrine Calvet's ("Nicole"). It can't quite make up it's mind who it is for, this film - and though the ending is quite exciting, for the most part it just seems to rumble along in second gear.