Drama ·War · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 28m

First Comes Courage

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Director
Dorothy Arzner
Cast
Merle Oberon as Nicole Larsen Brian Aherne as Capt. Allan Lowell Carl Esmond as Maj. Paul Dichter Isobel Elsom as Rose Lindstrom Fritz Leiber as Dr. Aanrud Erville Alderson as Soren
Crew
Joseph Walker — Director of Photography Viola Lawrence — Editor Melvin Levy — Screenplay Lewis Meltzer — Screenplay Elliott Arnold — Novel Harry Joe Brown — Producer
Tagline

I married you to destroy you!

Synopsis

Merle Oberon plays a Norwegian resistance figure in a small town, married to a Nazi commandant. When his superiors begin to suspect her, the Allies land an assassin to kill him -- an assassin who happens to be her former lover.

Mood & Themes
naziwoman director
Key Collaborators
Dorothy Arzner Director Joseph Walker Director of Photography Viola Lawrence Editor Melvin Levy Screenplay Lewis Meltzer Screenplay Elliott Arnold Novel Harry Joe Brown Producer
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