The Devil Pays Off (1941)
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Directors
John H. Auer
Cast
J. Edward Bromberg, Osa Massen, William Wright, Margaret Tallichet
The story
The former naval lieutenant Chris Waring is awakened by the police late time and delivered to Admiral Curtiss, his former commander. The admiral asks Waring for his support in an undercover operation. The op is about the shipowner Arnold Debrock, who sold ships to the United States but later got manipulated by enemy powers in a mysterious way.
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Drama, Secret Agent, crime film, drama film, war film
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