United States / Jul 29, 1943 / NR
I married you to destroy you!
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Merle Oberon plays a Norwegian resistance figure in a small town, married to a Nazi commandant. When his superiors begin to suspect her, the Allies land an assassin to kill him -- an assassin who happens to be her former lover.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Reinhold Schünzel | Col. Kurt von Elser |
| Richard Ryen | Dr. Hoff |
| Lewis Wilson | Dr. Kleinich |
| Fern Emmett | Dress Designer (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Norwegian Shopkeeper (uncredited) |
| Hans Heinrich von Twardowski | Nazi Captain (uncredited) |
| John Elliott | Norwegian patient |
| Greta Granstedt | Girl assistant |
| William Phillips | Edvard, Aanrud's assistant |
| Pietro Sosso | Janitor |
| Conrad Binyon | Boy |
| Arno Frey | Sergeant |
| Eric Feldary | Private |
| Henry Rowland | Private |
| Hans von Morhart | German guard |
| Ethel Griffies | Nurse |
| Walter Thiele | Orderly |
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| John Royce | German orderly |
| Frederic Brunn | German guard |
| Lloyd Ingraham | Elderly Norwegian man |
| Louis Adlon | Nazi lieutenant |
| Niels Bagge | Thorsten |
| Rex Williams | Young Nazi officer |
| Otto Reichow | Young Nazi officer |
| Fern Emmett | Dress designer |
| Guy Kingsford | Submarine commander |
| Louis Jean Heydt | First Norwegian (uncredited) |
| Nelson Leigh | Blake |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | First Comes Courage |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 29 luglio 1943 |
| Production | Harry Joe Brown |
| Writer | Elliott Arnold, Melvin Levy, Lewis Meltzer, George Sklar |
| Editing | Viola Lawrence |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Assistant directors | Rex Bailey, William Mull, Dorothy Arzner |
| Camera operators | Joseph Walker |
| Additional photography | Joseph Walker |
| Production design | Lionel Banks, Fay Babcock, Rudolph Sternad |
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| Art direction | Lionel Banks, Rudolph Sternad, Fay Babcock |
| Set decoration | Fay Babcock, Lionel Banks, Rudolph Sternad |
| Music | Ernst Toch, Lambert E. Day, Morris Stoloff |
| Sound | Lambert E. Day, Ernst Toch, Morris Stoloff |
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