Maria Montez in her final film: Nazis, diamonds, and a café dancer with secrets worth killing for.
In Tangier, disgraced American war correspondent Paul Kenyon, café dancer Rita and local entrepreneur Pepe join forces to battle a Nazi diamond smuggler.
Acting
Maria Montez's swan song—glamorous, limited, utterly committed.
Production
Universal backlot Morocco: convincing if you've never been.
Director
George Waggner
Maria Montez
Rita
Robert Paige
Paul Kenyon
Sabu
Pepe
Preston Foster
Col. Jose Artiego
Louise Allbritton
Dolores
Kent Taylor
Ramon
J. Edward Bromberg
Alec Rocco
Reginald Denny
Fernandez
Charles Judels
Dimitri
Ernö Verebes
Capt. Cartiaz
Francis McDonald
Sanchez
George Lynn
Lieutenant
Joan Shawlee
Rocco's Blonde (as Joan Fulton)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maria Montez died at 31 in a bathtub drowning just months after filming—this was her final completed role.
Sabu, already typecast from 'The Thief of Bagdad,' fought this role; Pepe's servile comedy relief reflects Hollywood's rigid racial hierarchy even for established stars.
US
