Uncertain Glory (1944)
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- Approved
- 1h 42min
- Crime, Drama
- 22 Apr 1944 (USA)
- Movie
After a career criminal is recaptured and knows he faces the guillotine, he offers to exchange his life for 100 hostages slated for execution by the Germans.
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Cast verified as complete
| Errol Flynn | ... |
Jean Picard
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| Paul Lukas | ... |
Inspector Marcel Bonet
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| Lucile Watson | ... |
Mme. Maret
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| Faye Emerson | ... |
Louise
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| James Flavin | ... |
Captain of Mobile Guard
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| Douglass Dumbrille | ... |
Police Commissioner LaFarge
(as Douglas Dumbrille)
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| Dennis Hoey | ... |
Father Le Clerc
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| Sheldon Leonard | ... |
Henrí Duval
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| Odette Myrtil | ... |
Mme. Bonet
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| Francis Pierlot | ... |
Father La Borde
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| Jean Sullivan | ... |
Marianne
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Felix Basch | ... |
Gestapo Major (uncredited)
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Frederic Brunn | ... |
German Soldier Reporting to Major (uncredited)
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Nora Bush | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Wallis Clark | ... |
Razeau (uncredited)
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| Pedro de Cordoba | ... |
Executioner (uncredited)
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Fred Cordova | ... |
Execution Guard (uncredited)
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Armand Cortes | ... |
Detective with Commissioner (uncredited)
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Paul Cristo | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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| Jean Del Val | ... |
Prison Turnkey (uncredited)
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| Fernanda Eliscu | ... |
Middle-Aged Woman at Meeting (uncredited)
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| Robert Fischer | ... |
Station Master (uncredited)
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Joel Friedkin | ... |
Brenoir (uncredited)
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Michael Gaddis | ... |
Prison Barber (uncredited)
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| Creighton Hale | ... |
Prison Secretary (uncredited)
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| Carl Harbaugh | ... |
Innkeeper (uncredited)
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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| George Hoagland | ... |
Execution Guard (uncredited)
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| Robert Emmett Keane | ... |
Train Conductor (uncredited)
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| Victor Kilian | ... |
Latour (uncredited)
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| Ethan Laidlaw | ... |
Member of Mobile Guard (uncredited)
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Connie Leon | ... |
Bonet's Maid (uncredited)
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| George Magrill | ... |
Execution Guard (uncredited)
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George Meader | ... |
French Doctor (uncredited)
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Harry Hays Morgan | ... |
German Officer with Major (uncredited)
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Alfred Paix | ... |
French Waiter (uncredited)
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| Paul Panzer | ... |
Train Guard (uncredited)
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| Erskine Sanford | ... |
Drover (uncredited)
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| Hans Schumm | ... |
Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
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| Mary Servoss | ... |
Drover's Wife (uncredited)
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| Art Smith | ... |
Warden (uncredited)
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Zina Torchina | ... |
Peasant Girl Getting Innkeeper (uncredited)
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| Ivan Triesault | ... |
Saboteur (uncredited)
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Joyce Tucker | ... |
Michele Bonet (uncredited)
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Albert Van Antwerp | ... |
Vitrac (uncredited)
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Bobby Walberg | ... |
Gaston Bonet (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Raoul Walsh | ||
Written by
| László Vadnay | ... | (screenplay) (as Laszlo Vadnay) and |
| Max Brand | ... | (screenplay) |
| Joe May | ... | (original story) and |
| László Vadnay | ... | (original story) (as Laszlo Vadnay) |
Produced by
| Robert Buckner | ... | producer |
| Errol Flynn | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
| Jack L. Warner | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Adolph Deutsch | ||
Cinematography by
| Sidney Hickox | ... | director of photography (as Sid Hickox) |
Editing by
| George Amy | ||
Art Direction by
| Robert M. Haas | ... | (as Robert Haas) |
Set Decoration by
| Walter F. Tilford | ... | (as Walter Tilford) |
Makeup Department
| Perc Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Frank Mattison | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| James McMahon | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Oliver S. Garretson | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Roy Davidson | ... | special effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
| Jerome Moross | ... | orchestral arrangements |
| Max Steiner | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Paul Coze | ... | technical advisor |
| James Vincent | ... | dialogue director |
| Jack L. Warner | ... | presenter |
| Bob Fender | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (A Warner Bros.-First National Picture)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1944) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1944) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1944) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1945) (Norway) (theatrical)
- AFEX (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (Included in "TCM Spotlight: Errol Flynn Adventures")
- Warner Archive Collection (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- RCA (sound system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
During WWII, in France, Jean Picard is a criminal who is about to be executed via the guillotine, but an air raid interrupts it and allows him to escape. Inspector Bonet tracks him down and brings him back. But along the way, they hear that a railway bridge vital to the Germans has been destroyed, supposedly by allied agents. The Germans take 100 Frenchmen and are threatening to execute them unless the saboteurs come forward. Picard who would rather die at the hands of the firing squad as opposed to the guillotine, offers to go to the Germans and say that he is the saboteur. Bonet accepts and so they go the village near where the bridge was to learn all that they can so that Picard can convince the Germans that he is the saboteur. While there Picard, a womanizer, meets a young woman and falls in love with her. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com |
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| Taglines | Not Before TODAY Could This Story Be Revealed...A Nameless Outcast Whose Crime Was Not a Crime...But an Act of Matchless Courage! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Errol Flynn was criticized for playing heroes in World War II movies. Tony Thomas in his book 'Errol Flynn: The Spy Who Never Was' states that Flynn had tried to enlist in every branch of any armed services he could but was rejected as unfit for service on the grounds of his health. He had a heart condition, tuberculosis, malaria and a back problem. Flynn felt he could contribute to America's war effort by appearing in such films as Edge of Darkness (1943); Northern Pursuit (1943); Dive Bomber (1941), Objective, Burma! (1945) and Uncertain Glory (1944). Reportedly, Flynn was at his most professional and co-operative he ever was whilst working on Second World War movies. The studios apparently did not diffuse the criticism of Flynn's state-of-health as they wished to keep it quiet for fear of his box-office draw waning. See more » |
| Goofs | About 1:20 into the film, there is a scene where the French police are coming into the town at night. One, on a motorcycle, rounding a corner, seemingly slips on the wet cobblestones and crashes in front of the camera - the shadow of his head flashes across the bottom of the screen and the sound of his presumed crash can be heard. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | La Marseillaise See more » |
| Quotes |
Jean Picard:
[indignantly to the barber just before he is to be sent to face the guillotine]
My head comes off as it is! See more » |