Confirm or Deny (1941)

Newsman Mitch and teletype operator Jennifer, whose job is to see he doesn't send inappropriate stuff out of the country, dodge bombs during the blitz of London while falling in love.

Director:

Archie Mayo

Writers:

Samuel Fuller (story), Jo Swerling (screenplay),

Stars:

Don Ameche, Joan Bennett, Roddy McDowall

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Don Ameche	...	'Mitch' Mitchell
Joan Bennett	...	Jennifer Carson
Roddy McDowall	...	Albert Perkins
John Loder	...	Captain Lionel Channing
Raymond Walburn	...	H. Cyrus Stuyvesant
Arthur Shields	...	Jeff, Blind Typist
Eric Blore	...	Mr. Hobbs, Regency Hotel
Helene Reynolds	...	Dorothy
Claud Allister	...	William (scenes deleted)
Roseanne Murray	...	Ministry of Information Girl
Stuart Robertson	...	Johnny Dunne, Consolidated Press Operations Manager
Queenie Leonard	...	Daisy, Consolidated Press Switchboard Operator
Jean Prescott	...	Elizabeth Harding
Billy Bevan	...	Mr. Bindle
Lumsden Hare	...	Sir Titus Scott, Penzance Chronicle

Storyline

Newsman Mitch and teletype operator Jennifer, whose job is to see he doesn't send inappropriate stuff out of the country, dodge bombs during the blitz of London while falling in love.

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Plot Keywords:

london england | bombing | world war two | reporter

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Correspondente Especial

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Archie Mayo replaced Fritz Lang after six days of production.

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Connections

Edited into All This and World War II (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Two Dreams Met"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played when Mitch and Red are dancing at the nightclub

User Reviews

wow (spolier)

this movie is quite amazing... not a big surprised after i learned from imdb that sam fuller was part writer,...

this insanely intense guy is a manager of a newspaper branch in london during the nazi raids in the early 40s. yr never quite sure if he is more worried about getting killed, or getting the jump on the other papers on some big story, like about a possible german land invasion of england. then he meets this odd british woman to push against him, maybe thats why he likes her, damn good thing he met her too as youll see in the end. its all photographed amazingly,,,

so weird to see how people lived during the bombing as well,... the london subway with its posters, its huddled masses trying to sleep, bombs, violence, the actors are really good, esp. the two leads. don ameche was gonan jump out of the screen, i got tired just watching the guy.. the last 5 minutes are pure propaganda, but so what, the rest of the movie is great.

oh well whatever, its stupid to gush over a fake version of something real that had millions of people that you could actually meet out there to talk about how truly intense it was etc.

anyways, the movie is still great.