He goes into Russia to bring him out. Dennis Wheatley's first novel gets a decent production. Script adapt . A group of people try to stop a vital piece of machinery falling into German hands. This is a cracking comedy-drama which gave Tommy Trinder his best role in pictures.
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Star tenor Beniamino Gigli has the lead in this love-triangle tale. The aim was to show America what a bunch of bastards the Germans were, though as usual, Powell and Pressburger couldn't resist making some of them sympathetic. One of the main problems in production was leading lady Elisabeth Bergner's refusal to return to Britain after the Canadian exteriors were shot. She was replaced by Glynis Johns but can still be seen in some of the long shots. One of the other problems is Laurence Olivier's laughable attempt at a French Canadian accent.