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When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

74 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

10 February 1943

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Sophia Baumer

Milton Berle

Milton Berle

Moe Finkelstein

Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

Karl Baumer

Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond

Baron Max von Alvenstor

Howard Freeman

Howard Freeman

Otto Horst

Poldi Dur

Poldi Dur

Frieda Schmidt

Clyde Fillmore

Clyde Fillmore

Dr. Jennings

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Pharmacist

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Medical Examiner

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Fingerprint Expert

Ludwig Donath

Ludwig Donath

Hitler's Voice

Ferike Boros

Ferike Boros

Mrs. Finkelstein

Gary Breckner

Gary Breckner

American Announcer

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Pete - Dice-Playing Soldier

Ruth Cherrington

Ruth Cherrington

Dowager

Don Dillaway

Don Dillaway

Reporter

Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas

Policeman at Front Desk (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn

Desk Sergeant

J. Norton Dunn

J. Norton Dunn

Saboteur

Constant Franke

Constant Franke

Gambler

Dick French

Dick French

Photographer

Jack Gordon

Jack Gordon

Private

David S. Horsley

David S. Horsley

Jacoby

Joe Kirk

Joe Kirk

Officer Solomon

Perc Launders

Perc Launders

Drugstore Soda Jerk

Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness

Dowager's Escort

Edward McNamara

Edward McNamara

Police Capt. Mulrooney

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

Soldier

Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse

Roulette Croupier

Allan Nixon

Allan Nixon

Soldier

Ted North

Ted North

Saboteur

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Waiter

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Drugstore Clerk

Barney Ruditsky

Barney Ruditsky

Policeman

Hans Schumm

Hans Schumm

Karl Müller

Tom Seidel

Tom Seidel

Soldier

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Fritz - Butler

John Wald

John Wald

American Announcer

Wolfgang Zilzer

Wolfgang Zilzer

Bit Part

Jack Semple

Jack Semple

Saboteur

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