The Lady Has Plans
1942 | 77m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Sidney Lanfield |
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| Writer: | Harry Tugend, Leo Birinski |
| Staring: |
| Some dastardly criminals have stolen some top secret plans and tattoo them on the back of a woman so she can sell them to the highest bidder in Lisbon. This woman plans to take the place of a 'Sidney Royce', a legitimate traveler going to Lisbon as a reporter. Crossed signals allows the real Sidney to reach Portugal first, where she is pursued by those trying to obtain the plans and US government agents trying to prevent the sale. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 20, 1942 |
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| Director: | Sidney Lanfield |
| Writer: | Harry Tugend, Leo Birinski |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | tattoo, ambassador, fbi, espionage, radio broadcast, impersonation, newspaper reporter, wartime profiteers, spies, international espionage, invisible ink |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ray Milland | Kenneth Harper |
| Paulette Goddard | Sidney Royce |
| Roland Young | Ronald Dean |
| Albert Dekker | Baron Von Kemp |
| Margaret Hayes | Rita Lenox |
| Cecil Kellaway | Peter Miles |
| Edward Norris | Frank Richards |
| Addison Richards | Paul Baker |
| Charles Arnt | Pooly |
| Hans Schumm | 1st German |
| Hans von Morhart | 2nd German |
| Genia Nikolaieva | German Maid |
| Gerald Mohr | Joe Scalsi |
| Lionel Royce | Guard |
| Warren Ashe | G-Man (uncredited) |
| Yola d'Avril | Hotel Maid (uncredited) |
| Jean Del Val | Bartender (uncredited) |
| George Dobbs | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Hans Fuerberg | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Martín Garralaga | Maitre D' (uncredited) |
| Hans Joby | German Official (uncredited) |
| Arthur Loft | Mr. Weston (uncredited) |
| Francisco Marán | Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| Louis Mercier | Bellhop at La Barca Hotel (uncredited) |
| Adolph Milar | German Official (uncredited) |
| Nestor Paiva | Portuguese Porter (uncredited) |
| Paul Phillips | G-Man (uncredited) |
| Terrance Ray | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Keith Richards | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Thomas W. Ross | Abner Spencer (uncredited) |
| Mel Ruick | Announcer (uncredited) |
| Lee Shumway | Cop (uncredited) |
| Sigfrid Tor | German Guard (uncredited) |
| Richard Webb | Pan Am Information Clerk (uncredited) |
| Bruce Wyndham | German (uncredited) |
| William Yetter Sr. | German Official (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Zilzer | German Clerk in Baron’s Office (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harry Tugend | Screenplay |
| William Shea | Editor |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Robert Usher | Art Direction |
| Sidney Lanfield | Director |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Leo Birinski | Original Story |
| Gil Grau | Orchestrator |
| Marlin Skiles | Orchestrator |
| Leigh Harline | Music |
| Rodrigo Nebrega de Medicis | Technical Advisor |
| Leo Shuken | Music |
| Arthur S. Black Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Walter Scharf | Orchestrator |
| Walter Oberst | Sound Recordist |
| Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| Arthur Phillips | Additional Writing |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Fred Kohlmar | Associate Producer |
| Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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