After being charged with the murder of a scientist, a young doctor must track down a Nazi spy ring to clear his name.After being charged with the murder of a scientist, a young doctor must track down a Nazi spy ring to clear his name.After being charged with the murder of a scientist, a young doctor must track down a Nazi spy ring to clear his name.
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Eddie Acuff
- Garage Attendant
- (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
- Salesgirl
- (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
- O'Brien
- (uncredited)
John Butler
- Detective Jenks
- (uncredited)
Nell Craig
- Saleswoman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWhen Nancy Kelly's character is kidnapped by Richard Carlson's character, she leads him to a car whose owner's name is McGonigle. After that, he always calls her McGonigle, instead of her name (Pat).
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"No wonder your pockets all bulge with all the junk you carry around in them."
A 39 Steps clone but not a bad one by any means. Richard Carlson plays a doctor who finds himself on the run accused of murder, which leads to Nazi business of course because it's 1942. I believe the term often used in wrongfully accused stories is "through no fault of his own." Well that's not the case here. Carlson's character is a total idiot who makes one mistake after another. I don't blame the police for suspecting him. The guy was acting guilty as sin.
Despite the writing for him, Carlson does a fine job. He's a likable guy even when he's manhandling half-dressed women, waving guns around at people without provocation, or robbing a sweet old couple. The rest of the cast is even better. No, not Nancy Kelly. She's pretty bland. I mean the list of notable character actors in this - Walter Kingsford, Cy Kendall, Miles Mander, Martin Kosleck, Albert Bassermann among others. Robert Siodmak directs and does a fine job with one of his earliest American movies. There's one scene near the end where things get dark in a shocking way that really surprised me. It's a tease of what would come later with Siodmak's film noir successes.
Despite the writing for him, Carlson does a fine job. He's a likable guy even when he's manhandling half-dressed women, waving guns around at people without provocation, or robbing a sweet old couple. The rest of the cast is even better. No, not Nancy Kelly. She's pretty bland. I mean the list of notable character actors in this - Walter Kingsford, Cy Kendall, Miles Mander, Martin Kosleck, Albert Bassermann among others. Robert Siodmak directs and does a fine job with one of his earliest American movies. There's one scene near the end where things get dark in a shocking way that really surprised me. It's a tease of what would come later with Siodmak's film noir successes.
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- utgard14
- Apr 13, 2020
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- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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