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Director:
Léonide Moguy
Writers:
Philip MacDonald (original screenplay) and
Herbert J. Biberman (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 October 1944 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | Thriller more
Plot:
Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for control of Arab sympathies. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Nice thriller more (5 total)

Cast

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George Sanders ... Michael Gordon
Virginia Bruce ... Yvonne Danesco
Lenore Aubert ... Mounirah al-Rashid

Gene Lockhart ... Josef Danesco
Robert Armstrong ... Matthew Reed
H.B. Warner ... Abdul El Rashid
Alan Napier ... Eric Latimer
André Charlot ... Andre Leroux (as Andre Charlot)
Marcel Dalio ... Chakka - Arab Henchman at Airport
Robert Anderson ... William Chalmers (as Robert Andersen)
Jamiel Hasson ... Eben Kareem
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Danger in Damascus (USA) (working title)
International Zone (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
75 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French | Arabic | German
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #9754) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Lasky Mesa, West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
RKO Radio Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Chalmers and Gordon get off the plane, they overhear Leroux giving a different name than he used on the plane. They refer to a scene that was obviously cut out of the finished print. more
Quotes:
Michael Gordon: [gives the hand gesture] With all my heart, my speech, my thoughts. more
Soundtrack:
La Marseillaise more

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User Comments

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Nice thriller, 27 March 2009
6/10
Author: blanche-2 from United States

George Sanders experiences some "Action in Arabia" in this 1944 RKO film that also stars Virginia Bruce. Sanders is a reporter in Damascus who wants to find the killers of a fellow reporter. He uncovers a Nazi plot of the Germans attempting to turn the Arabs against the Allies.

It's not much, but there's some great action, and if you're a fan of George Sanders, he's at his elegant best in this, beautifully dressed and very smooth.

There are nice performances from an able supporting cast that includes Gene Lockhart, Alan Napier (that's Alfred the Butler on Batman), and H.B. Warner.

A small propaganda film, reminiscent in its way of Casablanca, but pleasant enough.

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