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Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

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It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Directorial Debut for Jules Dassin and it Shows a Talent in the Rough as the Film has Flourishes that Enhance its Low Budget. It has Style. Conrad Veidt is Excellent in what Starts Out as a Dual Role.The Film was Made Early in the Turmoil of the Beginning of WWII and as such was Able to Show a Sympathetic German. The Implausibility of the Story is a Suspension of Disbelief but Nevertheless it is Intriguing and Suspenseful with Good Performances All Around.An MGM B-Movie with Class. Dassin would Dismiss All of His MGM Output in Later Years. Worth a Watch because of the Director and Veidt and for an Early Hollywood Effort to Rally the Citizenry.

Summary: Patriotic But not Soapy *** This review may contain spoilers ***This is the story of twins who may have looked identical and grown up in the same household in pre-WWII Germany, but who are worlds apart, well, in just about everything. One immigrated to America while the other remained in Germany to serve the Nazis. While Otto was kind and caring, loving his adopted country, Hugo was more than eager to carry out Nazi plans to sabotage American interests. It must have been amazingly difficult to produce a movie which shows true patriotism without making the moviegoer roll his eyes. Somehow, most of us seem to have been programmed against such films. But this film was patriotic without being soapy. SPOILER ALERT: The last scene tore at my heart. Okay, the music in the scene was a little too much, but if you'll mute your TV and watch the look on Veidt's face when on the way to his death he sees the Statue of Liberty, well, it made me remember that America really is worth fighting for. I needed to see that movie. Perhaps you need to as well. And how ironic. Conrad Veidt had few opportunities to play anything other than an evil Nazi (this film being one of them). And yet all the while, most of his paychecks were spent to support the allies against the forces of his own native land, Germany! As I read a little about Veidt after watching the movie, I wondered if perhaps this film was the only real opportunity the man ever had as an actor to display his incredibly strong love of freedom.

After fleeing to the United States because of the repressive Nazi government in Germany, Conrad Veidt made quite a career for himself playing evil Nazis in American propaganda films dedicated to boosting support for the war effort. In this case, however, Veidt plays TWO roles! And, the film goes a direction I never had anticipated.The film begins with Veidt working for the German consulate in America as a leader of a unit of spies. He has a brother who's lived in the US for several years because this brother hates the Nazis. Surprisingly, the nice Veidt gets a visit from his evil twin with the consulate--and it's to blackmail the nice one into working for the Nazis. This continues for a bit, but when the evil Veidt pushes too far, his patriotic and America-loving twin kills him--and assumes his identity in order to undermine the Reich's efforts to destroy America. Where all this goes next, you'll need to see for yourself--but it was surprisingly sentimental and understated. Well made and interesting compared to the average propaganda film--and made a bit better since Veidt was such an excellent actor. Worth seeing.

Remember the 1964 Bette Davis thriller-Dead Ringer? In that one, Bette killed her identical twin sister who was quite bad and assumed her identity and by the end went on trial for killing the evil sister's husband as everyone thought she was the lady. I see almost the same premise in this 1942 film with the exception that the horrible Nazis are involved.Conrad Veidt did not look well in this film and in fact, the following year, he succumbed to a coronary at age 50. In this film, he shoots his Nazi brother and assumes his identity in order to destroy the spy ring. Ironically, in the end, he is returned to Germany for whom he is really is. The reason why this occurs shall remain a secret to you until you view this film.The story is definitely one that is intriguing. It will hold your interest in the never ending saga of good triumphing over evil. The end was just too ironic. We had a real American hero here.