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Diplomatic Courier

1952, Movie, NR, 97 mins

Diplomatic Courier: Review

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This involved espionage yarn has Power going to Trieste, ostensibly as a diplomatic courier for the US State Department, but in reality as a secret agent for the OSS. Millican, US envoy to Bucharest, is murdered on a train by two Russian agents, Siletti and Buchinsky (the latter would be known later as Charles Bronson). A vital document detailing the impending Russian invasion of Yugoslavia is taken from Millican's body. This is the secret that was to have been passed to Power, who must now work to regain the document, aided by McNally, a US military intelligence officer. In Trieste, Power meets with Neff, the last person to have seen Millican. He also runs into an American playgirl, Neal, who seems to be concerned only with having a good time, although Power becomes suspicious when she begins pumping him for information. It turns out that Millican's killers did not get the microfilm after all, and Neal, a Russian spy, is trying to obtain it. Neff, in a surprise twist, turns out to be an American spy. Just as Power gets his hands on the microfilm, he is almost murdered, but McNally's men save him at the last minute and spirit him to safety. Power is convincing as the courier who finds himself in over his head in puzzling intrigue; he often appears to be bumbling onto clues. Neal is beautiful and conniving, and Neff is stunning and sympathetic as a WW II refugee. Hathaway does a good job with a farfetched script that has several holes in it. Malden is solid as the Army sergeant who pulls Power out of several tight spots. Marshall and Marvin, who were later to become outstanding performers, appear as two US Army MPs in Trieste. leave a comment
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