Movie Description
O.S.S.
(1946)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Irving Pichel
- Producer : Richard Maibaum
- Editor : William Shea
- Cast : Alan Ladd,Geraldine Fitzgerald,Patric Knowles,John Hoyt,Gloria Saunders,Richard Webb,Richard Benedict,Harold Vermilyea,Don Beddoe,Onslow Stevens,Gavin Muir,Egon Brecher,Joseph Crehan,Bobby Driscoll,Julia Dean,Crane Whitley,Dorothy Adams,John Dehner,Frank Ferguson,Leo Schlesinger,Carl R. Botefuhr,George Bruggeman
Cast
John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine
Miss Ellen Rogers / Madame Elaine Duprez
Cmdr. Brady
Col. Paul Meister
(W)omen's (A)rmy (C)orps Radio Operator Mary
Frank Schmidt (O)perational (S)upport (P)ackages, (M)aterial, Maintenance, Management, U.S.N.R. / Parker
Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
Amadeus Brink
Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse
Field
Col. Crawson
Marcel Aubert
Gen. Donovan
Gerard
Madame Prideaux
Arnheim
Claudette (uncredited)
German Radar Captain (uncredited)
Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
German Soldier (uncredited)
American Soldier (uncredited)
MP NCO (uncredited)
Posters
Recommendations
Facts
Original TitleO.S.S.
Status Released
Release Information
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1946-05-26
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 47m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures,Franco London Films
Genres
- War
- Thriller
- Action
- Drama
