The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a surprise visit from his estranged twin brother and Nazi spy, Baron Hugo von Detner, his world is thrown into turmoil. Threatening Becker with deportation, Hugo forces him to use his shop as a front for espionage.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Jules DassinDirector
- Lennie HaytonOriginal Music Composer
- Paul GangelinScreenplay
- John Meehan Jr.Screenplay
Cast
- Conrad VeidtOtto Becker / Baron Hugo von Detner
- Ann AyarsKaaren De Relle
- Frank ReicherFritz
- Dorothy TreeMiss Harper
- Ivan F. SimpsonProfessor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
- William TannenLudwig
- Martin KosleckKurt Richten
- Marc LawrenceJoe Aiello
- Sidney BlackmerArnold Milbar
- Moroni OlsenBrenner
- Pierre WatkinGrover Blaine McHenry
- Ernie AlexanderSailor (uncredited)