O.S.S. (1946)
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.
- Released
- 1946-05-26
- Genres
- War, Thriller, Action, Drama
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Thoeren, Irving Pichel
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Alan Ladd as John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine
- Geraldine Fitzgerald as Miss Ellen Rogers / Madame Elaine Duprez
- Patric Knowles as Cmdr. Brady
- John Hoyt as Col. Paul Meister
- Gloria Saunders as (W)omen's (A)rmy (C)orps Radio Operator Mary
- Richard Webb as Frank Schmidt (O)perational (S)upport (P)ackages, (M)aterial, Maintenance, Management, U.S.N.R. / Parker
- Richard Benedict as Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
- Harold Vermilyea as Amadeus Brink
- Don Beddoe as Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse
- Onslow Stevens as Field
- Gavin Muir as Col. Crawson
- Egon Brecher as Marcel Aubert
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