Betrayed (1954)

A Dutch intelligence officer recruits an allied woman to act as liaison with dashing Resistance leader 'The Scarf' for a British attack on Arnhem.

Director:

Gottfried Reinhardt

Writers:

Ronald Millar (screenplay), George Froeschel (screenplay)

Stars:

Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Clark Gable	...	Col. Pieter Deventer
Lana Turner	...	Carla Van Oven
Victor Mature	...	'The Scarf'
Louis Calhern	...	Gen. Ten Eyck
O.E. Hasse	...	Col. Helmuth Dietrich
Wilfrid Hyde-White	...	Gen. Charles Larraby (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
Ian Carmichael	...	Capt. Jackie Lawson
Niall MacGinnis	...	Blackie
Nora Swinburne	...	The Scarf's Mother
Roland Culver	...	Gen. Warsleigh
Leslie Weston	...	Pop
Christopher Rhodes	...	Chris
Lily Kann	...	Jan's Grandmother (as Lilly Kann)
Brian Smith	...	Jan
Anton Diffring	...	Capt. Von Stanger

Storyline

Carla Van Oven becomes an allied spy for the British intelligence in The Netherlands during WW2, although she is suspected of having cooperated with the Nazis in the past. Colonel Pieter Deventer of Dutch Intelligence agrees that she may train to join a team in the resistance movement, lead by resistance leader The Scarf. The team starts to suffer heavy losses after she has joined them. Is she a traitor?

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Plot Keywords:

nazi | traitor | spy | checkpoint | year 1943 | 

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Taglines:

Great story of love and war!

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

The True and the Brave

Filming Locations:

Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

$1,674,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gregory Peck was originally slated for the lead part, with Richard Widmark (borrowed from Twentieth Century-Fox) and Ava Gardner co-starring.

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Goofs

In his opening narration, Gen. Ted Eyck (Louis Calhern) states that "This is spring, nineteen hundred and forty-three." A few moments later, however, Gen. Larraby rides up to his office and when a soldier says to him, "Lovely day, isn't it?" he replies, "Yes it is, and October too." (And a day or so later, the German radio announces it will execute Dutch hostages the next day, October 21.)

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Quotes

'The Scarf': [to Carla as they arrive on the farm and get out of the truck] Home at last! Beautiful isn't it? And this is my charming brother Chris.
[to Chris]
'The Scarf': Hey, Chris, put the bucket down and say hello to something you've never seen in your entire stupid life - a lady! Well, say something, Chris!
[to Carla]
'The Scarf': Great talker, this brother of mine - he always was!
Chris: [Dryly] I thought maybe you'd come back to do a job of work for a change.
'The Scarf': [Sarcastically] Work, Chris? What is that?

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Soundtracks

"Johnny Come Home"
Music by Walter Goehr
Lyrics by Ronald Millar
Performed by Lana Turner

User Reviews

Good Movie - Gable's Last for MGM!

As a huge Gable fan Betrayed is by no means the King's greatest movie. However, as with all of his films, it is certainly not bad and I was interested in the characters and the development of the plot right up until the end. Acting-wise, the three stars, Gable, Lana Turner and Victor Mature do a fine job with Turner looking almost unrecognisable from earlier roles.

If you're a Turner or Gable fan I'm sure you would enjoy this movie but the film has enough drama, tension and intrigue to keep you interested anyway!