Mystery in Mexico
Tropic Night... Steeped in Terror!
1948 | 66m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Robert Wise |
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| Writer: | Muriel Roy Bolton, Lawrence Kimble |
| Staring: |
| Insurance detective Steve Hastings is sent by his company to investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent. His first lead is the agent's fetching sister, Victoria, whom he trails to Mexico City. After charming his way into her confidence, Steve helps Vicki unravel the mystery. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 21, 1948 |
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| Director: | Robert Wise |
| Writer: | Muriel Roy Bolton, Lawrence Kimble |
| Genres: | Adventure, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | insurance detective |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Lundigan | Steve Hastings |
| Jacqueline White | Victoria Ames |
| Ricardo Cortez | John Norcross |
| Tony Barrett | Carlos |
| Jacqueline Dalya | Dolores Fernandez |
| Walter Reed | Glenn Ames |
| José Torvay | Swigart |
| Jaime Jiménez Pons | Pancho |
| Antonio R. Frausto | Señor Gómez |
| Dolores Camarillo | Señora Gómez |
| Eduardo Casado | Police Commandant Rodriguez |
| Thalia Draper | Florecita |
| William Forrest | Insurance Company Boss |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Airline Passenger |
| Armando Silvestre | Benny, Bartender |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Renié | Costume Design |
| Jack Draper | Director of Photography |
| C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Robert Wise | Director |
| Muriel Roy Bolton | Story |
| Samuel E. Beetley | Editor |
| Gunther Gerszo | Art Direction |
| Kay Shea | Hairstylist |
| Russell A. Cully | Special Effects |
| Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |
| Lawrence Kimble | Screenplay |
| Jaime Contreras | Assistant Director |
| José B. Carles | Sound |
| Roy Granville | Sound |
| Mike Graves | Grip |
| Ollie Sigurdson | Still Photographer |
| Willard Barth | Camera Operator |
| Lorenzo Barcelata | Original Music Composer |
| Daniel B. Ullman | Script Supervisor |
| Aaron González | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sid Rogell | Producer |
| Joseph Noriega | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
This is quite a decent little crime thriller that starts with what looks like a burglar being shot. Turns out, though, that the victim was an insurance investigator and "Hastings" (William Lundigan) is now despatched to Mexico to find out just what happened to him. In trying to piece things together ... , he encounters the sister of the missing man. "Victoria" (Jacqueline White) is also trying to track down her missing brother. Quite what she sees in him is anyone's guess - he's actually quite an odious fellow - but click they do and are soon on the case of the rather obvious villain of the piece. This film is probably only notable as a project from Robert Wise but it doesn't hang about and though the plot does follow the usual tram lines a little too readily, there's a lively effort here from White and it passes an hour easily enough.