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It's 1946 and Mr. Wilson (Edward G. Robinson) of the War Crimes Commission is seeking Charles Rankin/Franz Kindler (Orson Welles), mastermind of the Holocaust, in Harper, Connecticut. Kindler has effectively erased his identity prior to his escape to the United States where he has secured a job as a professor and taken a new wife (Loretta Young). Edward G. Robinson (December 12, 1893 - January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-American actor of stage and film. ... Orson Welles, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) is generally considered one of Hollywoods greatest directors, as well as a fine actor, broadcaster and screenwriter. ... This article deals with the Nazi Holocaust. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Loretta Young (January 6, 1913 — August 12, 2000) was an American actress. ...

Wilson releases Kindler's former lieutenant Meinike (Konstantin Shayne) and follows him to Harper, Connecticut, where Meinke is strangled to death before he can identify Kindler to Wilson.

Wilson must now try to identify his suspect through Mrs. Mary Rankin who is the only person to have seen Rakin and Meinke meet. Rankin/Kindler suspecting that Wilson is closing in on his identity hopes to count on his wife's faithfulness to keep him free, but her "sub-conscious" desire for truth undermines Rakins efforts.

Directed by Orson Wells from a screenplay written by Victor Travis.

Partial Cast List

Edward G. Robinson....Mr. Wilson

Loretta Young..............Mary Longstreet Rankin

Orson Welles..............Franz Kindler A.K.A. Professor Charles Rankin

Philip Merivale.............Judge Adam Longstreet (Mary's father)

Richard Long...............Noah Longstreet (Mary's brother)

Konstantin Shayne.......Konrad Meinike

Byron Keith.................Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence

Billy House..................Mr. Potter

Martha Wentworth........Sara

Categories: 1946 films | Orson Welles films

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