Dangerously They Live (1941)

Dr. Michael Lewis treats Jane, a mysterious woman claiming to be a British secret agent on the run from German spies. Ultimately convinced, Michael helps Jane escape and with her attempts ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Florey

Writer:

Marion Parsonnet (original screenplay)

Stars:

John Garfield, Nancy Coleman, Raymond Massey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Garfield	...	Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis
Nancy Coleman	...	Jane Graystone
Raymond Massey	...	Dr. Ingersoll
Lee Patrick	...	Head Nurse Johnson
Moroni Olsen	...	Mr. John Goodwin
Esther Dale	...	Dawson, Goodwin's Housekeeper
John Ridgely	...	John, Nazi Henchman
Christian Rub	...	Mr. Steiner
Frank Reicher	...	Jarvis, Goodwin's Butler
Ben Welden	...	Eddie, Nazi Henchman
Cliff Clark	...	Sheriff John Dill
Roland Drew	...	Dr. Murdock
Arthur Aylesworth	...	Gate Keeper
John Harmon	...	George, Taxi Driver
Matthew Boulton	...	Captain Hunter (scenes deleted)

Storyline

Dr. Michael Lewis treats Jane, a mysterious woman claiming to be a British secret agent on the run from German spies. Ultimately convinced, Michael helps Jane escape and with her attempts to convince the authorities of a secret German U-boat fleet waiting off the American coast.

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Plot Keywords:

secret | spy | escape | police | nazi | 

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Taglines:

YUM! YUM! They blow the U-boat fleet out of the water! Is that a pleasure to watch! (original poster)

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 December 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alarme no Atlântico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several performers in studio records and casting call lists were not seen in the movie. These were, with their character names, Glen Cavender (Tobacconist), Adolph Milar (Storekeeper) and Spec O'Donnell (Usher). 'Matthew Boulton' is credited onscreen as "Capt. Hunter", but he was also not seen.

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Goofs

When the bombers are attacking the U-boats, one shot shows the interior of a bomb bay and the release of the weapons. Just before the brief shot ends, one straggling bomb is shown dropping down a bit but hangs up in the bomb bay.

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Soundtracks

"Sweet Georgia Brown"
(1925) (uncredited)
Music by Maceo Pinkard
Played on the radio while Lewis is held hostage at Steiner's Delicatessen

User Reviews

A sadly neglected film in the world of today

I was very pleased to finally see this film again after many years. I can never understand why other people complain about the storyline or some of the individual actors in the film or any other irrelevant aspect of the film without properly recognizing its significance. This film was released in 1941 at a time when world peace was being seriously threatened by some of the most evil forces then known to mankind. It was a means of conveying to as many as possible the evils of Nazism at a time when people in America were arguing, loudly by the way, that the country should remain neutral as far as the rest of the world was concerned. How people can, today, quibble about the acting abilities or weaknesses of the story line is beyond me. This was 1941 and films such as this were designed, first and foremost, to make the then-current world situation a reality for those people who didn't seem to know, or even care, about what was happening around them. In that respect, it succeeds magnificently. And how ironic that it should star John Garfield who was so hounded by the treacherous McCarthy era that he died at the unforgivable age of 39!!! Nancy Coleman, who later became the mother of twins, lived across the street from me for many years. One might, perhaps, want to think about just where our world would be today if not for the efforts of all those responsible for this unappreciated film from 1941.