films when they are at their peak, not on the downbeat. It isn't only that the pictures are all the same, but the stories are one just like the other." However, Montez also said: "Tangier is modern. I play a Spanish girl. I like that." Filming Filming began on September 24, 1945. As Bey and Hall were serving with the armed forces, their roles were played by Sabu and Robert Paige respectively. It was Sabu's first film after his return from military duty. Montez was pregnant during filming. Choreography was led by Lester Horton. Reception In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic A. H. Weiler wrote: "Miss Montez' array of clothes is far more impressive than the picture's plot and the people involved in it. ... Preston Foster has been allotted the film's meatiest line. 'There seems to be an element of confusion here,' he says at one point, neatly explaining everything." See also List of American films of 1946 References External links 1946 films 1940s mystery thriller films Universal Pictures films Films directed by George Waggner Films set in Tangier American mystery thriller films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films