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Director
  
Robert Florey

Producer
  
Benjamin Stoloff

Country
  
United States

6.4/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, Romance, Thriller

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Dangerously They Live movie poster

Release date
  
December 24, 1941 (1941-12-24)

Writer
  
Marion Parsonnet (original screenplay)

Genres
  
Drama, Thriller, Romance Film, War film

Cast
  
John Garfield
(Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis),
Nancy Coleman
(Jane Graystone),
Raymond Massey
(Dr. Ingersoll),
Lee Patrick
(Head Nurse Johnson),
Moroni Olsen
(Mr. John Goodwin),
Esther Dale
(Dawson, Goodwin's Housekeeper)

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,
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,
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,
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
,
Snowbound

Tagline
  
SUSPENSE That Makes Every Whisper On The Screen Echo Like Thunder!

Dangerously They Live is a 1941 American World War II spy film directed by Robert Florey, and starring John Garfield, Nancy Coleman and Raymond Massey. Nazi spies try to pry information out of a British agent.

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Plot

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In New York City, German agents arrange for Jane Graystone (Nancy Coleman) to take a taxi driven by one of their own men. The abduction goes awry when the taxi collides with another vehicle. Both driver and passenger are taken to the hospital in an ambulance attended by intern Dr. Mike Lewis (John Garfield). On the way, Jane regains consciousness and claims to have amnesia; she cannot remember who she is. The driver reports this to his superiors. Mike is excited, as this is his area of study, and persuades Dr. Murdoch (Roland Drew) to let him take the case.

John Goodwin (Moroni Olsen) shows up and claims Jane is his daughter. However, after he leaves, Jane tells Mike that he is lying, and that she is actually working for British Intelligence. Mike does not quite believe her, especially when Goodwin returns with a famous specialist, Dr. Ingersoll (Raymond Massey), from whom Mike took a class.

When Jane adamantly refuses to go home with her "father," Ingersoll suggests that Mike go along to ease her mind. Jane agrees to this arrangement. In private, she tells Mike that she wants to find out as much as she can about the Nazi spy ring. Mike finds it suspicious that the Goodwin mansion is heavily staffed, and he is not permitted to go anywhere without an escort. When Steiner, a reluctant German agent, balks at kidnapping, he is kept prisoner at the mansion. He manages to pass a note to Mike, warning him that Jane is in great danger. This finally convinces Mike that she was telling the truth.

Mike manages to get away, but this only confirms Ingersoll's suspicion that Jane is faking her amnesia. By the time Mike returns with Sheriff Dill, the mansion is deserted except for Ingersoll. Still trusting his old teacher, Mike accompanies him to the district attorney. Ingersoll, however, has him committed as a doctor who became too close to the psychotics he was studying. A guard offers to let Mike escape for $500, but turns out to be working for the spies; Mike ends up back in Ingersoll's hands.

By threatening Mike, Ingersoll gets Jane to give him the location of a large convoy, which he passes along to a U-boat wolfpack. Mike manages to wrestle a gun away from a henchman. Jane (after informing Ingersoll she gave him the wrong information) notifies the authorities, who send bombers which sink the U-boats.

Afterward, Mike and Jane are in a car that is rear-ended. Jane once again pretends to have lost her memory ... until Mike starts kissing her.

Cast

  • John Garfield as Dr. Michael "Mike" Lewis
  • Nancy Coleman as Jane Graystone
  • Raymond Massey as Dr. Ingersoll
  • Lee Patrick as Johnson, hospital superintendent of nurses
  • Moroni Olsen as John Goodwin
  • Esther Dale as Dawson, Goodwin's housekeeper
  • John Ridgely as Nazi Henchman
  • Christian Rub as Mr. Steiner
  • Frank Reicher as Jarvis, Goodwin's butler
  • Ben Welden as Eddie, Nazi henchman
  • Cliff Clark as Sheriff John Dill
  • Roland Drew as Dr. Murdock
  • Arthur Aylesworth as Gate Keeper
  • John Harmon as George, the taxi driver
  • Matthew Boulton (scenes deleted)
  • References

    Dangerously They Live Wikipedia
    Dangerously They Live IMDb Dangerously They Live themoviedb.org