Summaries

An embittered, vengeful POW stalks his former commanding officer who betrayed his men's planned escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp.

War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town. It seems Parkson is out for revenge because of something that happened in a German POW camp, and when a frightened Enley suddenly leaves for a convention in L.A., Parkson is close behind.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

Frank Enley seems to have the perfect life: a successful business, a beautiful wife and family, nice house, a World War 2 hero, highly respected in his community. However, someone is out to kill him, a man with a grudge for what happened in the war.—grantss

Joe Parkson is a disabled war veteran who is out for revenge. The target of his wrath is his former commanding officer, Frank Enley, whom he blames for what happened to him. They flew 25 missions together and were shot down, ending up in a German POW camp. As the senior officer in their hut, Enley tried to dissuade the men from trying to escape. They were all starving and Parkson and the rest of the crew felt they had no choice. But Enley made a pact with the devil and has been haunted by his choice ever since. None of that dissuades Parkson, who follows Enley after he goes on the run to Los Angeles. Once there, a distraught and drunken Enley makes yet another deal that he is unable to live with.—garykmcd

Details

Keywords
  • traitor
  • prisoner of war
  • post world war two
  • dark past
  • world war two veteran
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
Release date Dec 20, 1948
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English German
Filming locations Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
Production companies Loew's

Box office

Budget $1290000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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