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When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.

1h 14m1943NRTMDb 6.3

DramaComedyCrimeWar

English

Crew and Cast

Otto PremingerOtto PremingerDirector · Karl BaumerJoan BennettJoan BennettSophia BaumerMilton BerleMilton BerleMoe FinkelsteinCarl EsmondCarl EsmondBaron Max von AlvenstorHoward FreemanHoward FreemanOtto HorstPoldi DurPoldi DurFrieda SchmidtClyde FillmoreClyde FillmoreDr. JenningsByron FoulgerByron FoulgerPharmacistSelmer JacksonSelmer JacksonMedical ExaminerEmmett VoganEmmett VoganFingerprint ExpertLudwig DonathLudwig DonathHitler's VoiceFerike BorosFerike BorosMrs. Finkelstein
Gary BrecknerAmerican AnnouncerRalph ByrdRalph ByrdPete · Dice-Playing SoldierRuth CherringtonRuth CherringtonDowagerDon DillawayDon DillawayReporterPaul DouglasPaul DouglasPoliceman at Front DeskEddie DunnEddie DunnDesk Sergeant
J. Norton DunnSaboteur
Constant FrankeGambler
Dick FrenchPhotographer
Jack GordonPrivate
David S. HorsleyJacobyJoe KirkJoe KirkOfficer Solomon
Perc LaundersDrugstore Soda JerkCarl M. LevinessCarl M. LevinessDowager's EscortEdward McNamaraEdward McNamaraPolice Capt. MulrooneyMalcolm 'Bud' McTaggartMalcolm 'Bud' McTaggartSoldierBert MoorhouseBert MoorhouseRoulette CroupierAllan NixonAllan NixonSoldier

Storyline

When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.

  • 20th Century Fox

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Info

Status
Released
Released
10 February 1943
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.3 / 10 (7 votes)

Production

Director
Otto Preminger
Writers
Lillie Hayward, Samuel Fuller
Studios
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English