"The most deceitful man a woman ever loved!"

1946

1h 35m

7.2(599 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Overview

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.

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Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

Edward G. Robinson

Federal Agent Wilson

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Loretta Young

Mary Longstreet

Directing

Orson Welles

Prof. Charles Rankin

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Philip Merivale

Judge Adam Longstreet

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Richard Long

Noah Longstreet

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Konstantin Shayne

Konrad Meinike

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Byron Keith

Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence

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Billy House

Mr. Solomon Potter

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Martha Wentworth

Sara

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David Bond

Student (uncredited)

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John Brown

Passport Photographer (uncredited)

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Neal Dodd

Minister (uncredited)

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Nancy Evans

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Adolph Faylauer

War Crimes Commision Member (uncredited)

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Fred Godoy

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Theodore Gottlieb

Fairbright (uncredited)

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Joseph Granby

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Ethan Laidlaw

Todd, Customer in Potter's Store (uncredited)

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Ruth Lee

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Lillian Molieri

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Isabel O'Madigan

Mrs. Lawrence (uncredited)

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Gabriel Peralta

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Gerald Pierce

Kid Throwing Newspaper Shreds (uncredited)

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Robert Raison

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Rebel Randall

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Johnny Sands

Jogging Student in Woods (uncredited)

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Erskine Sanford

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Pietro Sosso

Mr. Peabody (uncredited)

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Josephine Victor

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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