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5.9/10 • 17

1943-11-071h 33m

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A woman's lips set the frozen north aflame.

Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later escapes from the prison camp. To catch the spy ring, the Mounties employ a ruse so that the spies, believing Steve to be sympathetic, enlist him in their plans.

Directors
Raoul Walsh
Writters
William Faulkner
Editors
William Faulkner, Jack Killifer

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  1. Errol Flynn

    Errol Flynn

    Corporal Steve Wagner

  2. Julie Bishop

    Julie Bishop

    Laura McBain

  3. Helmut Dantine

    Helmut Dantine

    Colonel Hugo von Keller

  4. Gene Lockhart

    Gene Lockhart

    Ernst Willis

  5. John Ridgely

    John Ridgely

    Jim Austen

  6. Tom Tully

    Tom Tully

    Inspector Barnett

  7. Alec Craig

    Alec Craig

    Angus McBain

  8. Rose Higgins

    Rose Higgins

    Rose Dagor (uncredited)

  9. Bernard Nedell

    Bernard Nedell

    Tom Dagor

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talisencrw

Oct 7, 2016

8/10

Basically 'Errol Flynn vs. the Nazis, Round 3' Battleground: Canada Being myself a Canadian, I was thrilled to find in my 'TCM Spotlight: Errol Flynn Adventures' (five films made during WWII in which Errol Flynn battles the Nazis) a film helmed by one of my favourite American directors of the period, in Raoul Walsh, with Flynn starring as a RCMP officer (typically called 'Mountie') making sure the Nazis can't succeed in their quest to sneak into Canada and, there, create another front in their quest to bring hell on Earth. As a child, I loved his rendition of one of my very favourite heroes (Robin Hood), and lately I quite enjoyed seeing the ill-starred (dying at 50 again in Canada from a heart attack brought on by chronic alcoholism) native Australian who was perhaps the second-most alluring male thespian of all-time, behind the equally ill-fated Rudolph Valentino, in an audacious TCM 4-pack of outstanding adventure movies, such as 'Captain Blood' and 'The Sea Hawk', and an equally intriguing 4-pack of Westerns he made as his star began to wane. This doesn't disappoint, as Walsh directs, just like he always does, with an appealing eye and a talent for setting up suspense and excitement. Highly recommended to either fans of Flynn, war films or of cinema from the period.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
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