In the dying days of World War II a German agent infiltrates a recently liberated Belgian town. His aim is to turn them against their Allied liberators.In the dying days of World War II a German agent infiltrates a recently liberated Belgian town. His aim is to turn them against their Allied liberators.In the dying days of World War II a German agent infiltrates a recently liberated Belgian town. His aim is to turn them against their Allied liberators.
Helen Beverley
- Mrs. Martha Varin
- (as Helen Beverly)
Richard Aherne
- Sergeant Patrick O'Farrell
- (as Richard Nugent)
Ludwig Donath
- Schmidt
- (as Louis Donath)
Gigi Perreau
- Baby
- (as Ghislaine Perreau)
Axel Anderson
- Nazi Officer
- (uncredited)
George Blagoi
- Nazi Officer
- (uncredited)
Sammy Blum
- Alex
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Januray 15, 1945 with George Coulouris and Helen Beverley reprising their film roles.
- GoofsThe British officer Captain William Forsythe gives a palm down American style salute.
- Quotes
Senior Lt. Andrei Krestov: I'm a doctor. or I was. and I can play the mouth fork.
Major Phil Carson: I was afraid of that.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story: Dark Victory (1987)
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An interesting idea though the film could have used a re-write.
The story is about a group of Nazis who try to blend in the with locals in the waning days of the war. One in particular, Colonel Von Beck (George Coulouris) is the star of the film...and his methods seem bent on sowing discontent and chaos. Can the Allies figure out who this man is before it's too late?
According to IMDB, this film was rushed through production in order to capitalize on the recent Allied invasion of France. And, while I watched, the film did have a hurried feel to it. It wasn't due to the acting or music or cinematography but the story itself...a story that seemed like it needed a re-write as some of it was a bit rough. Some examples of how heavy-handed and shallow some of the scenes were would be the incredibly over-idealized Russian doctor as well as the church scene. In addition the film uses one of the worst cliches in film history...a person telling the evil person that they are going to turn them in to the authorities! You just KNOW what's gonna happen to this woman!
By the way, despite me not enjoying the story, George Coulouris was wonderful as the Nazi agent...and he was always excellent in playing awful characters.
According to IMDB, this film was rushed through production in order to capitalize on the recent Allied invasion of France. And, while I watched, the film did have a hurried feel to it. It wasn't due to the acting or music or cinematography but the story itself...a story that seemed like it needed a re-write as some of it was a bit rough. Some examples of how heavy-handed and shallow some of the scenes were would be the incredibly over-idealized Russian doctor as well as the church scene. In addition the film uses one of the worst cliches in film history...a person telling the evil person that they are going to turn them in to the authorities! You just KNOW what's gonna happen to this woman!
By the way, despite me not enjoying the story, George Coulouris was wonderful as the Nazi agent...and he was always excellent in playing awful characters.
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- planktonrules
- Mar 28, 2018
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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