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A French playboy gets serious when his country is threatened during World War II
In occupied France, a convicted thief and murderer escapes the guillotine when a bombing raid strikes the prison, but is quickly re-captured by the inspector of the Surete responsible for his original arrest. Fearing the guillotine more than his actual death, the convict inveigles the inspector to help him with a plan to rescue 100 Frenchmen taken by the Gestapo following an act of sabotage: he will confess to being the saboteur and allow himself to be executed by firing squad, the Gestapo's method of execution, thus freeing the 100 men.Read moreLess
In occupied France, a convicted thief and murderer escapes the guillotine when a bombing raid strikes the prison, but is quickly re-captured by the inspector of the Surete responsible for his original arrest. Fearing the guillotine more than his actual death, the convict inveigles the inspector to help him with a plan to rescue 100 Frenchmen taken by the Gestapo following an act of sabotage: he will confess to being the saboteur and allow himself to be executed by firing squad, the Gestapo's method of execution, thus freeing the 100 men.
The story
In occupied France, a convicted thief and murderer escapes the guillotine when a bombing raid strikes the prison, but is quickly re-captured by the inspector of the Surete responsible for his original arrest. Fearing the guillotine more than his actual death, the convict inveigles the inspector to help him with a plan to rescue 100 Frenchmen taken by the Gestapo following an act of sabotage: he will confess to being the saboteur and allow himself to be executed by firing squad, the Gestapo's method of execution, thus freeing the 100 men.
Cast & crew
Errol FlynnJean Picard
Paul LukasInspector Marcel Bonet
Jean SullivanMarianne
Lucile WatsonMme. Maret
Dennis HoeyFather Le Clerc
Wallis ClarkRazeau, member of underground
Victor KilianLaTour, member of underground
James FlavinCaptain of Mobile Guard
Douglass DumbrillePolice Commissioner LaFarge
Sheldon LeonardHenri DuvalExplore the crew
- Director
- Raoul Walsh
- Screenplay
- Max Brand
- Screenplay
- László Vadnay
- Original Music Composer
- Adolph Deutsch
- Producer
- Robert Buckner
- Director of Photography
- Sidney Hickox
- Editor
- George Amy