

When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.
Acting
Joel McCrea's earnest everyman energy carries the whole operation.
Production
Warner Bros. B-unit efficiency—83 minutes, no fat, one European set redressed six times.

Director
Lloyd Bacon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released August 1939, weeks before WWII began—this was Hollywood's last gasp of 'Europe's problems are far away' storytelling.
Brenda Marshall's character name is literally 'Brenda'—someone got lazy in the writers' room.