After Midnight (1950)
"Captain Carey, U.S.A." (original title)

Webb Carey returns to Orta, near Milan, to find out who betrayed his World War II O.S.S. team and caused the death of several villagers. His old love Julie, whom he thought dead at the ... See full summary »

Director:

Mitchell Leisen

Writers:

Robert Thoeren (screenplay), Martha Albrand (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Alan Ladd, Wanda Hendrix, Francis Lederer

Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Ladd	...	Captain Webster Carey
Wanda Hendrix	...	Baronessa Giulia de Greffi
Francis Lederer	...	Baron Rocco de Greffi
Joseph Calleia	...	Dr. Lunati
Celia Lovsky	...	Countess Francesca de Cresci
Richard Avonde	...	Count Carlo de Cresci
Frank Puglia	...	Luigi
Luis Alberni	...	Sandro
Angela Clarke	...	Serafina
Roland Winters	...	Manfredo Acuto
Paul Lees	...	Frank
Jane Nigh	...	Nancy
Russ Tamblyn	...	Pietro (as Rusty Tamblyn)
Virginia Farmer	...	Angelina
David Leonard	...	Blind Musician

Storyline

Webb Carey returns to Orta, near Milan, to find out who betrayed his World War II O.S.S. team and caused the death of several villagers. His old love Julie, whom he thought dead at the hands of the Nazis, is alive and married to the Barone.

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Plot Keywords:

countess | based on novel | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

O.S.S.

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song, "Mona Lisa", is the first song from a non-musical picture to win Oscar for Best Song.

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Connections

Referenced in Éden (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Mona Lisa"
Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

User Reviews

No woman on his own

Captain Carey,US Army (check the title) comes back to Italy to unmask an informer who gave his group away to the Germans .He thought that the Italian girl who helped him then was dead but she reappears ,à la "Laura" and she might be the one who....unless it's his husband (which is really too bad for he was in love with her of course)or some vile wop.

Ther's a good depiction of the Italian village and their hostility to the Yankee whose activities were cause for reprisals among the population.A woman is waiting for her husband 's name to be cleared ,for his young son (played by Rusty (Russ) Tamblyn oddly cast as an Italian kid) can't accept the fact that his dad was a traitor anymore.

Mitchell Leisen was in healthier shape in the precedent decade ,and "Captain Carey,US " does not compare favorably with earlier works such as "Hold back the dawn" or "to each his own" .However ,it is not as bad as the precedent user wrote .Average.

Mitchell Leisen made a volte face after this ho hum effort and gave a very good thriller "No man of her own" the best version of the William Irish novel.