Top billed cast

1. 

   Alan Ladd

   Lucky Jordan

2. 

   Helen Walker

   Jill Evans

3. 

   Sheldon Leonard

   Slip Moran

4. 

   Mabel Paige

   Annie ('Ma')

5. 

   Marie McDonald

   Pearl

6. 

   Lloyd Corrigan

   Ernest Higgins

7. 

   Dave Willock

   Angelo Palacio

8. 

   Russell Hoyt

   Eddie

9. 

   John Wengraf

   Herr Kesselman

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-05-27

I never really rated Alan Ladd but he's quite decent in this wartime thriller. He's the gangster "Lucky" who finds himself drafted! Despite the best efforts of his lawyer "Higgins" (Lloyd Corrigan) to get him off, he is duly posted - and promptly absconds. Not before, though, he encounters "Jill" (Helen Walker) who disapproves heartily of his unpatriotic attitude. She ends up his hostage and the briefcase she was carrying becomes the hottest property in town. We discover it contains some top secret army designs and that there's a group of Nazi fifth columnist's out to retrieve it. Now "Lucky" ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• new york city
• gangster
• nazi spy
• draft dodger