O.S.S.
6.6
“Based on a composite of actual incidents during WWII, the Office of Strategic Services sends teams of spies and saboteurs in Nazi-occupied France and Nazi Germany..”
The (O)ffice of (S)trategic (S)ervices' Cmdr. Brady (Patric Knowles) forms Operation "Applejack" (based on a composite of actual incidents during WWII) and sends Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. aka John Martin as spy Philippe Martine (Alan Ladd) along with Miss Ellen Rogers posing as her college roommate, Madame Elaine Duprez (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. as Albert Bernardito (Richard Benedict) to acquire secret Nazi plans. After nearly getting caught they succeed and get new identities. However they discover a secret that could change the war and risk their lives to get the information back to London before it jeopardizes their lives.
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Alan Ladd
John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine
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Geraldine Fitzgerald
Miss Ellen Rogers / Madame Elaine Duprez
Known for
Arthur
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Patric Knowles
Cmdr. Brady
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
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John Hoyt
Col. Paul Meister
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Attack of the Puppet People
Gloria Saunders
(W)omen's (A)rmy (C)orps Radio Operator Mary
Known for
Cry Danger
Richard Webb
Frank Schmidt (O)perational (S)upport (P)ackages, (M)aterial, Maintenance, Management, U.S.N.R. / Parker
Known for
Out of the Past
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Richard Benedict
Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
Known for
Ace in the Hole
Ocean's Eleven
Harold Vermilyea
Amadeus Brink
Known for
Sorry, Wrong Number
The Big Clock
Don Beddoe
Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
The Best Years of Our Lives
Onslow Stevens
Field
Known for
Them!
House of Dracula
Gavin Muir
Col. Crawson
Known for
Night Tide
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Egon Brecher
Marcel Aubert
Known for
The Black Cat
Man Hunt
Irving Pichel Director · Robert Thoeren Screenplay Lionel Lindon Cinematographer
United States release May 26, 1946 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 26, 1946
Theatrical
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