The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train for Los Angeles. Aboard, he meets an attractive, blonde British agent carrying a coded message hidden in a brooch—and is being pursued by Nazi agents.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic74/100
23 audience votes
Key crew
- Sidney LanfieldDirector
- Frank ButlerScreenplay
- David ButtolphOriginal Music Composer
- Don HartmanScreenplay
Cast
- Bob HopeLarry Haines
- Madeleine CarrollKaren Bentley
- Gale SondergaardMadame Stephanie Runick
- George ZuccoDr. Hugo Streger
- Lionel RoyceKarl
- Walter KingsfordDr. Wallace Faber
- Victor VarconiMiller
- Otto ReichowLanz
- Esther HowardMrs. Topley
- Edward GarganMulrooney
- James BurkeUnion Secretary
- Charles CaneTurk O'Flaherty
Stills
Themes
nazi spyvaudeville performer