6.5
A post World War 2, US Army agent is assigned to join the Foreign Legion in search of high ranking Nazi war criminal who may have also enlisted.
Dick Powell
Whit Corbett
Märta Torén
Lili Maubert
Vincent Price
Mark Van Ratten
Stephen McNally
Carl Reicher
Edgar Barrier
Colonel Mauclaire
Henry Rowland
Erich Otto Heindorf
Carol Thurston
Li-Ho-Kay
James Millican
Cobb
Richard Loo
Kao Pang
Philip Ahn
Tran Duy Gian
Richard Fraser
Rycroft
Otto Reichow
Stein
Kenny Washington
Sam Latch
Dennis Dengate
O'Hara
Frank Conroy
Colonel Lemercier
Martín Garralaga
Hazaret
James Nolan
American Colonel
Leo Schlesinger
Soldier (uncredited)
Victor Sen Yung
Rickshaw Boy (uncredited)
Director, Story
Robert Florey
Screenplay, Story
Robert Buckner
April 4, 2022
6
To be fair to this, it does inject a little twist into the usual French Foreign Legion story. This time the Americans implant an agent "Corbett" (Dick Powell) into the platoon in the hope that he can track down a senior Nazi who is trying to get himself (and some loot) to safety after WWII. It's set in French Indo-China rather than North Africa, so there is some scope for a bit of jungle antics as the two men play a bit of cat and mouse. The mystery is helped along by Vincent Price and his dodgy accent as "Van Patten", a travelling art dealer and by the glorified pub singer Lili" (Märta Torén) whom, to be fair, can actually hold a note for her two numbers. It doesn't take us long to work out who is who but the method of smuggling the spoils is quite innovative and though the production is pretty run of the mill, the decent pace keeps it quite entertaining for ninety minutes.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00