Lisboa ray milland biography

1956 American crime film directed by Ray Milland

Lisbon is a 1956 American film noircrime film produced and directed by Ray Milland and starring Milland, Maureen O'Hara, Claude Rains, Edward Chapman, and Jay Novello. An American smuggler based in Lisbon is hired to rescue a wealthy industrialist from behind the Iron Curtain.

The film was shot on location in Lisbon, Portugal, in Trucolor and Naturama for Republic Pictures. Nelson Riddle's score included a version of "Lisbon Antigua" that had been a top charting song prior to the film's release.

Plot

The police inspector Fonseca is interested in two Lisbon men in particular, the wealthy and notorious Greek criminal Aristides Mavros and an American suspected smuggler with a fast boat, Captain Evans.

A number of beautiful women work for Mavros, including a secretary, Maria, who came to him for help when she was destitute. A menacing and jealous servant, Serafim, is secretly in love with Maria, but the attraction is not mutual.

Irish-born Sylvia Merrill, married to a much older millionaire Lloyd, is tired of waiting for government officials to rescue her husband, held as a prisoner behind the Iron Curtain. She offers a large sum of money to Mavros, who correctly surmises that Sylvia has an ulterior motive. If her husband dies without a will, it could take as long as seven years for her to inherit his wealth.

Evans is hired by Mavros to go after Lloyd in his boat. Having developed a romantic attraction to Maria, the American finds himself hated by Serafim, who attempts to kill him. Mavros gives his man permission to kill Evans during the rescue of Lloyd, and by now Sylvia is on board with the idea that Lloyd won't come back alive, either.

Evans manages to foil Serafim's plans and sees him fall to his death. Fonseca, having been tipped off by Maria, has an informer prepared to identify the smuggler, but to the policeman's surprise it is Mavros who is fingered as th

Welsh-American actor and film director (1907–1986)

Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. He is often remembered for his portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend (1945), which won him Best Actor at Cannes, a Golden Globe Award, and ultimately an Academy Award—the first such accolades for any Welsh actor.

Before becoming an actor, Milland served in the Household Cavalry of the British Army, becoming a proficient marksman, horseman and aeroplane pilot. He left the army to pursue a career in acting and appeared as an extra in several British productions before getting his first major role in The Flying Scotsman (1929). This led to a nine-month contract with MGM, and he moved to the United States, where he worked as a stock actor. After his MGM contract ended, Milland was picked up by Paramount, which used him in a range of lesser speaking parts, usually as an English character. He was lent to Universal for the Deanna Durbin musical Three Smart Girls (1936), and its success led to Milland's playing the lead role in The Jungle Princess (also 1936) alongside new starlet Dorothy Lamour. The film was quite successful and raised both to stardom. Milland remained with Paramount for almost 20 years.

Milland appeared in many other notable films, including Easy Living (1937), Beau Geste (1939), Billy Wilder's The Major and the Minor (1942), opposite a corrupt John Wayne in Reap the Wild Wind (1942), The Uninvited (1944), Fritz L

Ray Milland – Biography, analysis and all his movies

Ray Milland was an acclaimed Welsh actor and director, whose career in Hollywood spanned seven decades. With his debonair looks and versatile acting style, he appeared in a wide range of films from drama to comedy and horror.

Milland is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Don Birnam in Billy Wilder's "The Lost Weekend" (1945), a groundbreaking and harrowing look at alcoholism. His performance is celebrated for its depth and realism.

He also starred in Alfred Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" (1954), where he played the suave but sinister Tony Wendice, plotting the perfect crime. Other notable films include the film noir "The Big Clock" (1948), where he played a man frantically trying to solve a murder he is being framed for, and "Love Story" (1970), where he took on the role of Oliver Barrett III, the wealthy father of the male lead.

Milland was known for his professionalism and his ability to convey complex emotions with subtlety and sophistication. After his peak as a leading man, he transitioned into character roles and directing, showcasing his wide-ranging talents in the entertainment industry.

Private life:

Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones on January 3, 1907, in Wales, died March 10, 1986) made his film debut with The Flying Scotsman (1929), acted in movies like The Jungle Princess (1936) with Dorothy Lamour, Beau Geste (1939) with Gary Cooper, The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) with Loretta Young, Reap the Wild Wind (1942) by Cecil B. DeMille with John Wayne, The Major and the Minor (1942) by Billy Wilder with Ginger Rogers, Ministry of Fear (1944) by Fritz Lang, The Lost Weekend (1946) by Billy Wilder, Golden Earrings (1947) with Marlene Dietrich, The Big Clock (1948) with Charles Laughton, A Life of Her Own (1950) by George Cukor with Lana Turner, Close to My Heart (1951) with Gene Tierney, The Thief(1952), Dial M for Murder (1954) by Alfred Hitchcock with Grace Kelly. He directed the Western A Man Alone (1955), the film noir Lisbon (1956).