Nazi Agent (1942)

A story of German-born identical twins (both played by Veidt), one a loyal American and the other, a Nazi official. The American is forced to help a group of German spies, but eventually ... See full summary »

Director:

Jules Dassin

Writers:

Paul Gangelin, John Meehan Jr.,

Stars:

Conrad Veidt, Ann Ayars, Frank Reicher

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Conrad Veidt	...	Otto Becker / Baron Hugo Von Detner
Ann Ayars	...	Kaaren De Relle
Frank Reicher	...	Fritz
Dorothy Tree	...	Miss Harper
Ivan F. Simpson	...	Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
William Tannen	...	Ludwig
Martin Kosleck	...	Kurt Richten
Marc Lawrence	...	Joe Aiello
Sidney Blackmer	...	Arnold Milbar
Moroni Olsen	...	Brenner
Pierre Watkin	...	Grover Blaine McHenry

Storyline

A story of German-born identical twins (both played by Veidt), one a loyal American and the other, a Nazi official. The American is forced to help a group of German spies, but eventually rebels, kills his brother, impersonates him, and exposes the ring.

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Plot Keywords:

twins | german spy | spy | german | nazi | 

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Taglines:

The Girl and the Gestapo! Hidden enemies! It's thrilling!!

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

Salute to Courage

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Columbia, Gem of the Ocean"
(uncredited)
aka "The Red, White and Blue"
Played at the end

User Reviews

A very interesting Dassin film.

I saw that there was a couple of Nazi films on TNT last night and decided to give them a viewing. Sometimes these old black and whites can really have interesting stories. This was true to my expectations.

This was a Jules Dassin film. He was one of the most important directors in post-WWII America. Unfortunately he got caught up in the Red Scare led by Senator McCarthy and was blacklisted. he moved to Europe, where he continued to make movies.

His most influential film was the heist movie Rififi, which inspired a genre of movies including Ocean's Eleven and Mission: Impossible.

The movie stars Conrad Veidt, who is himself a very interesting character. Most movie goers would remember him as Gestapo Maj. Strasser in the classic Casablanca. This is interesting because he was a staunch anti-Nazi who was himself chased out of Germany under threat of assassination. He was to play Dracula in 1931, but Bela Lugosi got the job. His performance in The Man Who Laughs, was used as the basis for "The Joker" in the early Batman.

Veidt give a good performance as a twin whose brother is a Nazi agent. he kills him and takes his place to fight against the Nazi underground in America.

It is not a terribly exciting film, but it was suspenseful, and a chance to see one of the great American directors and a great German/British actor.