Part of Michael Balcon's attempt to make international movies off the back of Rome Express. This has great production values. Madeleine Carroll is a Belgian nurse who spies for England. Howard Marshall, younger and hunkier, is the Brtish spy who loves her. COnrad Veidt is the German who loves her - and cajoles her into bed. Marshall gives up his life for her
The film lacked something. A consistent narrative maybe. It feels like a movie of scenes and moments. A few hands worked on it. Maybe I'm cool in Carroll - someone with more empathy would've worked better.
It's fine. I wasn't that moved or engaged.
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