O.S.S. 1946

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Irving Pichel
Written by: Robert Thoeren
Runtime: 107 minutes
Tagline: 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..
Cast:
Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine 
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Miss Ellen Rogers / Madame Elaine Duprez 
Patric Knowles
Patric Knowles
Cmdr. Brady 
John Hoyt
John Hoyt
Col. Paul Meister 
Gloria Saunders
Gloria Saunders
(W)omen's (A)rmy (C)orps Radio Operator Mary 
Richard Webb
Richard Webb
Frank Schmidt (O)perational (S)upport (P)ackages, (M)aterial, Maintenance, Management, U.S.N.R. / Parker 
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Also known as:
  • Les Héros dans l'ombre