Review of Jewels of Brandenburg

In Europe just after WW2 a jewel thief makes off with the Crown Jewels of Brandenburg. The clues point to Leonard Strong, a less than friendly club owner. Strong's club is in Lisbon, and is known as a place of back room deals where various shady items can be bought and sold. The US government sends ex-intelligence agent Richard Travis to investigate. Travis and Strong know each other from the war, with the later selling information to both the Allies and the Nazis. Knowing he needs a cover to explain his reappearance in Lisbon, Travis plays the role of a fascist / jewel smuggler taking jewels to South America. Once in Lisbon he reassembles his war-time spy ring and he infiltrate the villains who have stolen the gems (in order to finance a neo-Nazi movement). Will Travis get the goods before the jewel gang gets him? Directed by Eugene Forde (MICHAEL SHAYNE, PRIVATE EYE, DRESSED TO KILL, SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT, THE CRIMSON KEY, THE INVISIBLE WALL) with photography by Benjamin Kline (STRANGE ILLUSION, ARSON SQUAD, SHOOT TO KILL, THE CRIMSON KEY, THE INVISIBLE WALL, ROSES ARE RED, HALF PAST MIDNIGHT, THE JUDGE, TOUGH ASSIGNMENT, NO ESCAPE, Miami EXPOSE, ESCAPE FROM SAN QUENTIN, RUMBLE ON THE DOCKS, TREASURE OF MONTE CRISTO , DETOUR .