Boyer, a once-famous concert pianist, travels secretly from Spain to England in 1937 to purchase coal for the Loyalist cause and to keep the fuel from falling into Fascist hands. He meets Bacall before arriving in London and is almost killed by Francen, Nazi spymaster. Boyer goes to a
small London hotel operated by Paxinou, a dedicated Fascist who practices her sadism on a helpless hotel employee, Hendrix. She later pushes the girl out a window to her death while fellow agent Lorre looks on, smirking. Boyer is hounded and hunted by Fascist goons while trying to prevent Francen
from making a deal with Fascist-leaning coal king Herbert, but he is too late. He address...
Released:
1945
Rated:
NR
Length:
113 mins