No actress came to Hollywood in the early 30s with more publicity than Anna Sten. Goldwyn had discovered her in a German film "Monte Carlo Madness" (1931) and had bought her to Hollywood as Goldwyn's answer to Marlene Dietrich (she looks uncannily like her in this film.) She was going to set Tinsel Town on fire but her first film "Nana" was a huge flop. After that nothing she did was right and her career petered out with cheap potboilers like this.
Nadine (Anna Sten) is to become an American citizen the next day. While out with Paul (Jerome Cowan) she is approached by a "spy" - but of course no believes her. She rings Dr. Hite (Harry Davenport) and that night he is murdered!!! Ten minutes in Paul is showing his true colours as he chats with Victor. Nadine is being deported, on suspicion of murder, on the exile express,along with ex-prisoner Tony Kassan (Stanley Fields, who seemed to turn up in every other 30s movie). He has a big personality and takes a shine to Nadine but he disappears from the film almost at once. It is a shame because he would have added a bit of life to an otherwise dull film. Steve (Alan Marshall) is a reporter and tags along to get a story - following Nadine as she escapes the train with Victor's help.Steve marries her so she can stay in America and then they find them-selves on the run, escaping from the "spies"!!!
There are so many lows but the one highlight is Anna Sten dancing (she is trying to convince a policeman that she is "as American as Coney Island"!!!
Nadine (Anna Sten) is to become an American citizen the next day. While out with Paul (Jerome Cowan) she is approached by a "spy" - but of course no believes her. She rings Dr. Hite (Harry Davenport) and that night he is murdered!!! Ten minutes in Paul is showing his true colours as he chats with Victor. Nadine is being deported, on suspicion of murder, on the exile express,along with ex-prisoner Tony Kassan (Stanley Fields, who seemed to turn up in every other 30s movie). He has a big personality and takes a shine to Nadine but he disappears from the film almost at once. It is a shame because he would have added a bit of life to an otherwise dull film. Steve (Alan Marshall) is a reporter and tags along to get a story - following Nadine as she escapes the train with Victor's help.Steve marries her so she can stay in America and then they find them-selves on the run, escaping from the "spies"!!!
There are so many lows but the one highlight is Anna Sten dancing (she is trying to convince a policeman that she is "as American as Coney Island"!!!