Joel McCrea, Herbert Marshall, Laraine Day, George Sanders, Albert Basserman. Originally released as a motion picture in 1940. Special features: New piece on the film's special effects by visual effects expert Craig Barron; Hollywood propaganda and World War II, a new interview with writer Mark Harris; interview with director Alfred Hitchcock from a 1972 episode of The Dick Cavett Show; radio adaptation of the film from 1946; "Have you heard?" the story of Wartime rumors; trailer.
Summary:
A full-throttle espionage thriller, starring Joel McCrea as a green Yank reporter sent to Europe to get the scoop on the imminent war. It's wall-to-wall witty repartee, head-spinning plot twists, and brilliantly mounted suspense set pieces, including an ocean plane crash climax with astonishing special effects.
Series:
Criterion collection
OCLC:
(OCoLC)869567151
Locations:
GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)
WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)
GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)
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