War is raging but the US remains out of the fighting. A news reporter announces the trial of a Nazi spy ring. The story picks up with a Nazi plant in pre-war Scotland. In America, bitter arrogant former soldier Kurt Schneider (Francis Lederer), who was dishonorably discharged from the US Army, offers his services to the Germans. FBI agent Edward Renard (Edward G. Robinson) is on the case.
Robinson isn't in this much during the first half. It's not really his movie. It's about the Nazis and a traitor like Schneider. This is an anti-Nazi propaganda film. The most effective is the Nazis' diatribes against democracy. Some of it is a little over the top. I don't know how many leaflets actually got dropped on the American public in the real world. I would believe more that the Nazis have a radio program. All in all, this is a very effective anti-Nazi film at a time when it was very much needed.
Robinson isn't in this much during the first half. It's not really his movie. It's about the Nazis and a traitor like Schneider. This is an anti-Nazi propaganda film. The most effective is the Nazis' diatribes against democracy. Some of it is a little over the top. I don't know how many leaflets actually got dropped on the American public in the real world. I would believe more that the Nazis have a radio program. All in all, this is a very effective anti-Nazi film at a time when it was very much needed.