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Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live
Directed by	Robert Florey
Written by	Marion Parsonnet
Produced by	Bryan Foy ; Benjamin Stoloff
Starring	John Garfield; Nancy Coleman; Raymond Massey
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	Harold McLernon
Music by	William Lava
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 24, 1941;
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dangerously They Live is a 1941 American World War II spy thriller film directed by Robert Florey and starring John Garfield, Nancy Coleman and Raymond Massey.^[1]^[2] The plot concerns Nazi spies who try to pry information out of a British agent.

Plot

In New York City, German agents arrange for Jane Greystone to take a taxi driven by one of their own men. The abduction goes awry when the taxi collides with another vehicle. Both driver and passenger are taken to the hospital in an ambulance attended by intern Dr. Mike Lewis. On the way, Jane regains consciousness and claims to have amnesia, and she cannot remember who she is. The driver reports this to his superiors. Mike is excited, as this is his area of study, and persuades Dr. Murdock to let him take the case.

John Goodwin appears and claims that Jane is his daughter. However, after he leaves, Jane tells Mike that he is lying, and that she is actually working for British intelligence. Mike does believe her, especially when Goodwin returns with famous specialist Dr. Ingersoll, from whom Mike had taken a class.

When Jane adamantly refuses to go home with her "father," Ingersoll suggests that Mike accompany her in order to ease her mind, and Jane agrees. In private, she tells Mike that she wants to discover as much as she can about the Nazi spy ring. Mike finds it suspicious that the Goodwin mansion is heavily staffed, and he is not permitted to go anywhere without an escort. When Steiner, a reluctant German agent, balks at kidnapping, he is kept prisoner at the mansion. He manages to pass a note to Mike, warning him that Jane is in great danger. This finally convinces Mike that she has been telling the truth.

Mike manages to get away, but this only confirms Ingersoll's suspicion that Jane is faking her amnesia. By the time Mike returns with Sheriff Dill, the mansion is deserted except for Ingersoll. Still trusting his old teacher, Mike accompanies him to the district attorney. Ingersoll, however, has him committed as a doctor who became too close to the psychotics whom he was studying. A guard offers to let Mike escape for $500, but turns out to be working for the spies, and Mike ends up back in Ingersoll's hands.

By threatening Mike, Ingersoll coerces Jane to disclose the location of a large convoy, which he passes along to a U-boat wolfpack. Mike manages to wrestle a gun away from a henchman. After informing Ingersoll that she provided the wrong information, Jane notifies the authorities, who send bombers to sink the U-boats.

Later, Mike and Jane are in an auto accident. Jane once again pretends to have lost her memory, but regains it when Mike kisses her.

Cast

John Garfield as Dr. Michael Lewis
Nancy Coleman as Jane Greystone
Raymond Massey as Dr. Ingersoll
Lee Patrick as Johnson, hospital superintendent of nurses
Moroni Olsen as John Goodwin
Esther Dale as Dawson, Goodwin's housekeeper
John Ridgely as Nazi Henchman
Christian Rub as Mr. Steiner
Frank Reicher as Jarvis, Goodwin's butler
Ben Welden as Eddie, Nazi henchman
Cliff Clark as Sheriff John Dill
Roland Drew as Dr. Murdock
Arthur Aylesworth as Gate Keeper
John Harmon as George, the taxi driver
Gavin Muir as Captain Hunter
Ilka Grüning as Mrs. Steiner
Frank M. Thomas as Ralph Bryan
James Seay as Carl
Henry Victor as U-Boat Captain Horst
Charles Drake as Joe
Murray Alper as Miller
Leslie Denison as Flight Lieutenant Tyler
Tod Andrews as Dr. Craig
Dick Wessel as Grant
Joan Winfield as Nurse
Audra Lindley as Nurse
Sven Hugo Borg as U-Boat Under Officer
Lon McCallister as Newsboy
Jack Mower as Mailman
Henry Rowland as Telegraph Operator

References

^ Fetrow p.105
^ Gelman p.100

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
Gelman, Howard. The Films of John Garfield. Citadel Press, 1975.