O.S.S. Movie Review 1946

John Martin (Ladd) has been recruited by Commander Brady (Knowles) as a would-be spy for the new Office of Strategic Services. Martin's teamed with Ellen Rogers (Fitzgerald) and they parachute into France with orders to obtain information on German troop movements and destroy an important railroad tunnel. A turncoat Gestapo agent sells them information but German colonel Meister (Hoyt) is after them and it's a race to see if their mission can be completed before they're caught. The O.S.S. allowed Paramount studio a look at their WWII files for story purposes and numerous ex-agents served as technical advisors.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 108 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II Spies, France, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs

Screenplay

Richard Maibaum

Cast

Alan Ladd, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Patric Knowles, John Hoyt, Richard Benedict, Gloria Saunders, Bobby Driscoll, Don Beddoe, Richard Webb, Gavin Muir, Onslow Stevens, Joseph Crehan, Leslie Denison

Cinematography

Lionel Lindon

Director

Irving Pichel

Music

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Producer

Richard Maibaum, Paramount Pictures