Deported (film)

Deported is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Märta Torén, Jeff Chandler and Claude Dauphin. It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Plot
An American gangster deported back to his native Italy woos a countess in a plot to bring loot into the country.

Cast

 * Märta Torén as the Countess di Lorenzi
 * Jeff Chandler as Vittorio Mario Sparducci alias "Vic Smith"
 * Claude Dauphin as Bucelli
 * Marina Berti as Gina
 * Richard Rober as Bemardo Gervaso
 * Silvio Mindotti as Armando Sparducci
 * Carlo Rizzo as Guido Caruso
 * Mimi Aguglia as Teresa Sparducci
 * Adriano Ambrogi as Father Genaro
 * Michael Tor as Ernesto Pampilone
 * Erminio Spalla as Benjamino Barda
 * Dino Nardi as Donadi
 * Guido Celano as Aldo Brescia
 * Tito Vuolo as Postal clerk

Production
The film was originally titled Paradise Lost '49 and was to star Dana Andrews, who had appeared in Sword in the Desert, also produced by Robert Buckner, Andrews became unavailable and Victor Mature and John Garfield were discussed as possible alternatives.

Eventually the lead role was assigned to Jeff Chandler after he had impressed Universal Studios with his performance in Sword of the Desert and Broken Arrow. "I don't know why I got it", Chandler said of the role, joking that "maybe it's because I'm saving them money."

Chandler required a three-week leave of absence from the Our Miss Brooks radio program in order to make the film. His second daughter was born during the making of the film.

Much of the film was shot in Italy on location in Naples, Siena and Tuscany over five weeks in late 1949. Of the actors, only Chandler and Märta Torén were brought in from the U.S., with the rest coming from Italy or France. Filming began early in 1950.

Writer-producer Robert Buckner praised filming on location in Italy. He said that Universal had set aside $300,000 in frozen currency to make the film, but he ended up using only $117,000. He also said that if Chandler had not been required to return to the U.S. to fulfil a radio commitment requiring three weeks of filming in a Hollywood studio, another $100,000 could have been saved.

The film is said to be based on the famous Italian gangster Lucky Luciano. However, Chandler denied this, saying that the character that he played was that of a small-time gangster, "and what happens after he lands is quite different from what happened to Luciano. I understand Luciano was really disappointed when our producer, Robert Buckner, mentioned this to him."