Scent of Mystery

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Vacationing Englishman Oliver Larker stumbles upon a plot to kill a young American tourist in Spain.Vacationing Englishman Oliver Larker stumbles upon a plot to kill a young American tourist in Spain.Vacationing Englishman Oliver Larker stumbles upon a plot to kill a young American tourist in Spain.

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Trivia
This movie was shown in "Smell-O-Vision". The theater was equipped with a system that gave off various odors in sync with this movie. The opening scene involved a butterfly flitting through a rose garden, with accompanying delicious odors. Later on, a barrel of wine fell off of a cart going up a hill, and rolled down the street only to smash at the bottom, again to the accompanying odor.

Goofs
When Oliver lands the single engine plane, the prop stops in a nearly vertical position. In the next shot, the prop is in a horizontal position. Since the engine had stopped, the prop could have not moved like that.

Quotes
Oliver Larker: [narrating] I haven't been away from my flat in 9 years, and 6 mysteries. But, I suppose the creator of a private eye has to get out in public every so often. And I hate to travel - unless it's in the Commonwealth. Otherwise you meet so many foreigners, who don't even speak English. And all those beastly tourists - mostly Americans. They don't speak English either.

Crazy credits
There is a credit for the shoe polish brightening the cast's shoes.

Alternate versions
In the UK version of Holiday in Spain, Elizabeth Taylor is credited as Liz Rolyat, (Taylor spelled backwards).

Connections
Referenced in What's My Line?: Peter Lorre (2) (1960)

Soundtracks
SCENT OF MYSTERY
Music by Jordan Ramin
Lyrics by Harold Adamson
Vocals by Eddie Fisher

User reviews22

Featured review

5/10

Really fun gimmick

I saw this movie with the smells. Since the smells in many cases served as clues, it would be confusing without them. The machine that generated the smells was located in the lobby for examination by theater goers. The smells were introduced to the theater using a compressed air system and after a few examples, the audience recognized the noise (which was minimal) and commented to each other "Here comes another one" All in all not really a very good movie but a fun experience. I don't really see how this could ever have been anything more than an experiment.