Who said the US was neutral before we got into the war? On the eve of the Second World War a ship captain named Madden is biding his time until the bank repossesses his ship. He is also waiting on the return of his girl, June, from Europe. While sailing home June makes the acquaintance of a German passenger, Carl Cutler. He tries to romance her but it doesn't go well, however they remain friends. War breaks out and Cutler radios the ships position to a submarine and it is sunk. Both June and Carl are rescued and arrive in New York, where she introduces the Madden to Carl who proposes fixing up his ship and getting it out of hock so they can make runs to South America. Unfortunately Carl's real plan is to use the ship as a sea raider to attack Germany's enemies.
Nifty little (slightly Pre)wartime propaganda about the foul Germans using the US as a cover for their evil plans. I had never heard of this film until I ran across a copy for sale at a nostalgia show. The odd title and the briefest of plot descriptions was enough to pique my interest. Well made despite being aimed at the bottom of a double bill this is a film that draws you and and keeps you interested until the final fade out. While I know that its impossible for someone to be trumpeting or mentioning every film, I'm a little shocked that no one I know seems to have run across the film before except in a list of the films by the various stars of the film (Carol Landis, Henry Wilcoxon, Onslow Stevens, Monte Blue and others). This is a really good film and one of the few of late that really feels like a full evenings entertainment by itself. This is one to keep your eyes out for. I don't know if Turner Classics or Fox Movie Channel or even American Movie Classics has the right to run this but which ever does its something that really should be put back into circulation. (I'm planning on loaning this out to friends who like this sort of thing.) A solid 7.5 out of 10.
Nifty little (slightly Pre)wartime propaganda about the foul Germans using the US as a cover for their evil plans. I had never heard of this film until I ran across a copy for sale at a nostalgia show. The odd title and the briefest of plot descriptions was enough to pique my interest. Well made despite being aimed at the bottom of a double bill this is a film that draws you and and keeps you interested until the final fade out. While I know that its impossible for someone to be trumpeting or mentioning every film, I'm a little shocked that no one I know seems to have run across the film before except in a list of the films by the various stars of the film (Carol Landis, Henry Wilcoxon, Onslow Stevens, Monte Blue and others). This is a really good film and one of the few of late that really feels like a full evenings entertainment by itself. This is one to keep your eyes out for. I don't know if Turner Classics or Fox Movie Channel or even American Movie Classics has the right to run this but which ever does its something that really should be put back into circulation. (I'm planning on loaning this out to friends who like this sort of thing.) A solid 7.5 out of 10.