La dama de Beirut (1965)

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 19/12/2023, 17:49

The title above is from the Spanish credits, however the spelling of "Beyrut" appears to be Italian, so presumably a mistake, or a money-saving one-title-fits-both.

French title: Aventure à Beyrouth
Italian title: La dama di Beyrut

Director

Ladislao Vajda (credited as director)

Luis María Delgado (credited as one of 3 assistant directors)

According to the trivia on IMDb, credited director Vajda died one week into production and Delgado took over for the remainder of the production, but preferred to let Vajda keep the main directorial credit

Storyline

Young ladies in Spain are being abducted by white slavers and shipped off to Beirut, where they are forced to work as prostitutes for rich playboys. Desperate to escape her past, singer Isabel Llanos accepts a contract to perform, but finds herself a prisoner of the middle eastern mafia.

Cast

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 19/12/2023, 18:50

Credited cast

Actors credited in the Spanish version, in credit order.

Sara Montiel
as Isabel Llanos

Fernand Gravey
as Doctor Castello

Giancarlo Del Duca
as Francis Castello

Magali Noël
as Gloria Lefevre

Alain Saury
as Xandro Lakaris

José Calvo
as Ship's Captain

Gemma Cuervo
as Amparo

Carlos Casaravilla
as Interpol Commissioner

Daniele Vargas
(credited as "Daniel Vargas")
as Leonardo

Marcel Lupovici
as "El boticiario" (the apothecary)

Joaquín Díaz
as Selim

Chonette Laurent
as Lucila Morales

Luis Padrós
Unidentified

Mariano Azaña
Unidentified

César Ojinaga
as Lakaris henchman

Ricardo Valor
as Maitre'd

Carlos Ibarzábal
as Theatre owner

Maruja Garrido
Unidentified

Teresa Giro
Unidentified

Consuelo Blasco
Unidentified

Osvaldo Genazzani
as Promoter

Carlos Hurtado
as Lakaris henchman

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 19/12/2023, 19:14

Uncredited actors A-Z

Juan Fernández
as Waiter

José Halufi
as Arab

Eduardo Lizarza
as Companion of Doctor Castello

José Palomo
as Man at the roulette table

Moisés Augusto Rocha
as Associate of Lakaris

Mario Via
as Man chasing Lakaris at the docks

"El hombre de las gafas y la perilla"
as Companion of Doctor Castello

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 19/12/2023, 19:36

Unidentified actors

Unidentified credited actors

Mariano Azaña - Identified but not found
Consuelo Blasco - She has no other credits as an actress, but a dozen credits as a make-up artist
Maruja Garrido - She has no other credits as an actress. IMDb lists her as appearing as a singer on a few soundtracks, but images of the singer online do not match with anyone in the film, so she may be different person.
Teresa Giro - She has 6 credits on IMDb, none with roles. We tried, but failed, to match her with unidentified actresses from several westerns
Luis Padrós - Based on one identification I'm fairly confident that he is the Interpol agent in images 43-43B

The film was filmed entirely in Barcelona (apart from a few establishing location shots), verified by the presence of many Barcelona-based actors (Diaz, Fernández, Halufi, Ibarzabal, Lizarza, Palomo and "El hombre…" are all known to have been based in Barcelona). Accordingly the background actors should all, presumably, be Barcelona-based Spanish actors.

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 19/12/2023, 19:46

Unidentified actors

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 19/12/2023, 20:04

Of the 5 50's/60's roles listed for Luis Padrós on IMDb, the only one where I was able to ID him was in this role from Gaudi (1960).

I'm fairly confident that this is him as the interpol agent in 43-43B, though the lack of the false moustache/goatee make it difficult to be certain

Post by **carlos** » 19/12/2023, 20:25

1- 3 should be Mario Via
95 - Carlos Hurtado

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 19/12/2023, 20:33

This is Mariano Azaña in Como dos gotas de agua (1964), which matches with his image on IMDb. I really don't see anyone who looks like him in the film. He died about a month after production would have finished, so if his scenes were cut they may have left his credit as a curtesy, same as they did with the director.

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 19/12/2023, 20:47

carlos wrote: ↑
19/12/2023, 20:25
1- 3 should be Mario Via
95 - Carlos Hurtado

Added, thank you

Is the guy with the mohican in 82-83 familiar to you? I'm certain I've seen him in other things, but can't think what offhand. The bellhop in 27-28 also seems very familiar.

Post by **carlos** » 19/12/2023, 21:27

PeplumParadise wrote: ↑
19/12/2023, 20:47

carlos wrote: ↑
19/12/2023, 20:25
1- 3 should be Mario Via
95 - Carlos Hurtado
Added, thank you

Is the guy with the mohican in 82-83 familiar to you? I'm certain I've seen him in other things, but can't think what offhand. The bellhop in 27-28 also seems very familiar.

Mohawk guy, not really
bellhop, I've seen him before, unknown