Summaries

During the Revolutionary War, American Major John Boulton feigns desertion in order to uncover a British plot to seize the stronghold of West Point.

In 1780 Major John Boulton is recruited by Colonial intelligence as a counterspy who will feign desertion to the British forces. His mission is to discover the identity of an American traitor with the code name Gustavus. Although prominent Tory Dr. Odell suspects Boulton of being a double agent, the spy wins the friendship and respect of British spymaster Major John Andre and, in doing so, discovers that the traitor is none other than American hero, General Benedict Arnold, who is planning to surrender the key colonial position of West Point to the English.—duke1029@aol.com

Details

Keywords
  • prologue
  • british occupation
  • american revolution
  • colonial america
  • year 1780
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • History
  • War
Release date Mar 14, 1956
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Tarrytown, New York, USA
Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Box office

Budget $1600000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 41m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.55 : 1

Synopsis

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