Errol Flynn made a handful of good WW2 movies. This is probably the least of them but it's still an entertaining watch. Directed by the great Raoul Walsh, here we have Errol playing a Canadian Mountie of German descent who tries to infiltrate a group of Nazi saboteurs led by Helmut Dantine. Flynn does fine here but it's a part that requires very little of his strengths. About the only time you really see that Flynn charm is in the film's final line, which is probably the most memorable part of this besides the curiosity of the "Mounties vs Nazis" plot. Helmut Dantine plays the icy villain quite well. Gene Lockhart's a particularly slimy Nazi agent. I couldn't wait to see someone wipe that smug grin off his face. Julie Bishop is a bland love interest but that's probably more the script's fault than hers. Alec Craig is a little annoying as walking stereotype Angus McBain. As I said, not the best of Flynn's WW2 movies but anything starring Errol and directed by Raoul Walsh is going to be worth a look. It's not a bad film by any stretch, just not as good as I hoped it would be.
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