Writers: Paul Gangelin, Clarence Upson Young
Composer: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Starring: John Carradine, Osa Massen, Larry Parks, Jeanne Bates, Jonathan Hale, Ivan Triesault
More info: IMDb
Tagline: Meet a Two-Fisted Yank Who's No. 1 Man in a Band of Balkan Guerrillas!
Plot: An imprisoned King must be rescued from the Nazi general holding him captive.
My rating: 6/10
Will I watch it again? No.
I'm guessing due to the film's short running time of 64 minutes that this was made as a lower budget B picture to accompany a higher budget A picture. I'm OK with that. They don't often transcend their goal of giving the ticket buyer a little more time at the movies but as long as they're entertaining, I don't care. This one isn't too bad. The lousy quality print I watched was distracting especially in the night scenes, but I was still able to enjoy it a bit. This flick doesn't have grand ambitions but what it does it does fairly well. There's action sprinkled every once in a while and there's enough going on that the pacing moves fast enough to keep boredom from setting in. The plot has more going on than you'd think given the film's modest budget and length. And the last act has a few surprises for those who haven't abandoned it by then. It's not too bad but it's not a picture that's going to be remembered.
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