Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: Dr. Karl Kassel comes to America to rally support for Nazi cause among German Americans, Fact2: Fuhrer has declared war on evils of democracy, Fact3: letter written by Schneider to liaison in Scotland is intercepted by British Military Intelligence officer leading to ring 's downfall, Fact4: character and event portrayed by Ward Bond as American Legionaire is based on actual event, Fact5: World War I American Legion Veterans stood up to Bund in New York City during celebration of Hitler 's birthday
Output (English): Dr. Karl Kassel Paul Lukas comes to America to rally support for the Nazi cause among German Americans. He instructs his audience at a German restaurant that the Fuhrer has declared war on the evils of democracy and that, as Germans, they should carry out his wishes. Kurt Schneider Francis Lederer, an unemployed malcontent, joins the cause and eventually becomes a spy for the group. A letter written by Schneider to a liaison in Scotland is intercepted by a British Military Intelligence officer James Stephenson, leading to the rings downfall. FBI Agent Ed Renard Edward G. Robinson is assigned to the case and is able to capture Schneider and extract a confession by flattering his ego. Through Schneider, Renard is led to Hilda Kleinhauer Dorothy Tree, then Kassels mistress Erika Wolff Lya Lys, and eventually the ringleader himself. While the FBI manages to capture many members of the ring and their accomplices, several, including Kassel, are secretly spirited back to Germany, but some ultimately face a worse fate there. The character and event portrayed by Ward Bond as an American Legionaire is based on an actual event that occurred in late April 1938 when approximately 30 World War I American Legion Veterans stood up to the Bund in New York City during a celebration of Hitlers birthday. The veterans were severely beaten and later Cecil Schubert, who suffered a fractured skull, was personally recognized for his bravery by Mayor La Guardia. There are many similarities between the events depicted in the movie and the real world round up of the Nazi Duquesne Spy Ring in 1941. In 1946, Robinson appeared in a postwar antiNazi film, The Stranger.