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30 September 1939 (USA)
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When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic...
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Espionage
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Ticker Tape
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Code
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German
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Passenger Ship
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Surprise, anyone?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Joel McCrea | ... | Barry Corvall | |
| Brenda Marshall | ... | Brenda Ballard | |
| Jeffrey Lynn | ... | Lowell Warrington | |
| George Bancroft | ... | Dudley 'Dud' / 'Donald' Garrett | |
| Stanley Ridges | ... | Hamilton Peyton | |
| James Stephenson | ... | Dr. Anton Rader | |
| Howard C. Hickman | ... | Walter Forbes (as Howard Hickman) | |
| Martin Kosleck | ... | Karl 'Müller' Mullen | |
| Nana Bryant | ... | Mrs. Corvall | |
| Rudolph Anders | ... | Paul Strawn (as Robert O. Davis) | |
| Hans Heinrich von Twardowski | ... | Dr. Helm (as Hans Von Twardowski) | |
| Lucien Prival | ... | Decker | |
| Addison Richards | ... | Bruce Corvall | |
| Edwin Stanley | ... | Secretary of State | |
| Granville Bates | ... | Phineas T. O'Grady |
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83 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Sweden:(Banned) |
USA:Passed (PCA #5412)
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Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names, if any): Lloyd Ingraham (Woodrow Wilson), Alex Melesh (Headwaiter), Eddie Acuff (Taxi driver) and Mary Forbes.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): George Bancroft is credited onscreen as Dudley Garrett, but radio announcer Wendell Niles introduces him as Donald Garrett.
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Referenced in Shining Through (1992)
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Kaiserwalzer (Emperor Waltz), Op. 437
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There is little doubt in this film that World War II is about to begin. In fact, it was released just twenty-one days after the invasion of Poland by German forces and was in production long before. Scare tactics aside, the movie reveals real fears during the months preceding the war. Spies, counterspies, terror, suspicions, and other prologues to war gave ample warning of renewed global conflict. This movie reflects that warning.Viewing this film leads one to wonder, given the ample clues, how the war could surprise anyone.