It's 1938 Vienna. Katherine Butt-Smith (Ginger Rogers) is an American burlesque model who is marrying Austrian Baron Von Luber. American reporter Pat O'Toole (Cary Grant) is trying to get an interview with the baron and uncover his Nazi connection. She doesn't seem to care about Hitler or that he had just marched into Austria. The baron is organizing behind the scene and where ever he goes, the German army is soon to follow.
In some ways, I would be more interested in the dumb bimbo than the secret spy. Ginger playing a superficial blonde actually intrigued me for a little while. I don't mind the twist but it doesn't go to an interesting place. The plot gets too convoluted and too unreasonable. There are more conveniences than a convenience store. The movie is just trying to highlight the ugliness of the Nazi invasions. At one point, they are assumed to be Jewish and suddenly they are rescued out of nowhere. It's highly unlikely and only serves to point out the plight of the Jewish people. There are too many unexplainable escapes. As a propaganda film, it served its purposes. It has big stars talking bad about the Nazis.
In some ways, I would be more interested in the dumb bimbo than the secret spy. Ginger playing a superficial blonde actually intrigued me for a little while. I don't mind the twist but it doesn't go to an interesting place. The plot gets too convoluted and too unreasonable. There are more conveniences than a convenience store. The movie is just trying to highlight the ugliness of the Nazi invasions. At one point, they are assumed to be Jewish and suddenly they are rescued out of nowhere. It's highly unlikely and only serves to point out the plight of the Jewish people. There are too many unexplainable escapes. As a propaganda film, it served its purposes. It has big stars talking bad about the Nazis.