Oxford Professor Richard Myles and his new bride Frances are off on a European honeymoon. It isn't the typical honeymoon: they are on a spying mission for British Intelligence on the eve of ... Read allOxford Professor Richard Myles and his new bride Frances are off on a European honeymoon. It isn't the typical honeymoon: they are on a spying mission for British Intelligence on the eve of World War II.Oxford Professor Richard Myles and his new bride Frances are off on a European honeymoon. It isn't the typical honeymoon: they are on a spying mission for British Intelligence on the eve of World War II.
- Ottilie
- (as Lotta Palfi)
- Student
- (uncredited)
- German Woman
- (uncredited)
- Poet at Frisky Rabbit
- (uncredited)
- Guide
- (uncredited)
- German Boy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was the final film Joan Crawford made under her long-term contract with MGM, where she had been for the past eighteen years. Frustrated at being continuously offered what she considered second rate scripts, shortly after completing this, Crawford chose to buy out her studio contract (at great personal expense) and continue her career elsewhere. It was nearly two years later that she appeared in her next leading role, Mildred Pierce (1945) at Warner Brothers, for which she won the 1945 Academy Award as Best Actress.
- GoofsThe song that represents Oxford in the film is the Eton Boating Song.
- Quotes
[on their wedding night, a policeman appears at the Myles's hotel room door demanding Richard's depart with him immediately]
Frances Myles: This is no time for a practical joke.
Const. Jones: It's no joke, ma'am.
Frances Myles: It's not practical, either.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Unfinished Business (1985)
- SoundtracksThe Wedding March
(1843) (uncredited)
from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61"
Music by Felix Mendelssohn
In the score after Frances and Richard's wedding
All that aside, this is still a topnotch suspense movie from World War II. The flick is fast-paced and has worn well with the passage of time, since all the goings on are now just history to most viewers. Since director Richard Thorpe was an old hand at directing action pictures he lets the show get on the road and move along rapidly. He throws humor in from time to time to ease the tension the way Hitchcock would do in a more masterful way. Viewers used to seeing Basil Rathbone play Sherlock Holmes will enjoy seeing him play a dastardly Nazi stooge who receives his just desserts. In the opposite direction viewers may also enjoy seeing Conrad Veidt playing a good guy who assists the newlyweds Frances and Richard Myles (Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray)in their dangerous mission inside Nazi Germany. Those who enjoy World War II espionage films, should find this one a winner.
Details
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1