13 Rue Madeleine

Director: Henry Hathaway Henry Hathaway

Overview

This film is not only a revealing glimpse into the workings of the O.S.S. (Office of Strategic Services) during WW II, but it is also a full-fledged spy thriller. An excellent cast includes James Cagney, Karl Malden, E.G. Marshall, and Red Buttons. Cagney stars as an O.S.S. training officer, bent upon discovering a German traitor within his ranks while at the same time completing highly dangerous espionage assignments. The risks increase when one of his men is murdered from within, and Cagney, convinced he knows who the murdering infiltrator is, vows revenge. Authentic O.S.S. film footage make this film historically significant as well as entertaining.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/21/2017
UPC:	0024543315544
Original Release:	1946
Rating:	NR
Source:	ALLIED VAUGHN
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	26,008

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

James Cagney	Robert Emmett 'Bob' Sharkey
Annabella	Suzanne de Beaumont
Richard Conte	Bill O'Connell
Walter Abel	Charles Gibson
Frank Latimore	Jeff Lassiter
Melville Cooper	Pappy Simpson,RAF Officer
Sam Jaffe	Mayor Galimard
Marcel Rousseau	Duclois
E.G. Marshall	Emile
Blanche Yurka	Mme. Thillot
Peter von Zerneck	Karl
Alfred Linder	Hans Feinkl
Judith Lowry	Peasant Lady
Richard H. Gordon	Psychiatrist
Walter Greaza	Psychiatrist
Ben Low	Hotel Clerk
Roland Belanger	Joseph
James Craven	RAF Officer
Alexander Kirkland	Briefing Officer
Donald Randolph	LaRoche,LaRoche
John Morre	Psychiatrists-Instructor
Leslie Barrie	Psychiatrists-Instructor
Charles Campbell	Psychiatrists-Instructor
Red Buttons	Dispatcher
Peter Gowland	Dispatcher
Otto Simanek	German Staff Officer
Mario Gang	German Officer
Henry Rowland	German Officer
Martin Brandt	German Officer
Fred Nurney	German Officer
Julius Carmer	German Officer
Albert D'Arno	German Officer
Dick Wessel	German Officer
Frederic Brunn	German Officer
Arno Frey	German Officer
Frank De Langton	Athletic Instructor
Robert Morgan	Telegraph Instructor
Roland Winters	van Duyval
Harold Young	Tailor
William Syran	Detective Inspector
Reginald Mason	Communications Chief
Sally McMarrow	Chief Operator
Durant Rice	Man
William Mendrek	Man
Coby Neal	Flier
Karl Malden	Flight Sergeant
Otto Reichow	German Soldier
Jean Del Val	French Peasant
Reed Hadley	Narrator
Horace McMahon	Burglary Instructor
Alfred Newman	Composer
David Buttolph	Composer

Technical Credits

Sy Bartlett

John Monks Jr.

Louis de Rochemont	Producer
Henry Hathaway	Director
Fred Sersen	Special Effects
Sy Bartlett	Screenwriter
John Monks Jr.	Screenwriter
Meyer Mishkin	Casting

Editorial Reviews

13 Rue Madeleine is never as gripping and thrilling a spy story as one may want, but it's serviceable and mildly engaging -- certainly worth a viewing by those who enjoy espionage tales. Modern audiences will probably be amused by the somewhat stiff documentary-style voice-overs that introduce the film, and there's something "square" about the entire enterprise, but these flaws don't seriously detract from the film. What is a bit more of a problem is the lack of real suspense. The audience is clued in on many important developments too early, almost as if director Henry Hathaway felt as if he couldn't string the viewer along and let the tension build up in any one sequence for too long. Things, therefore, are presented a little too straightforwardly for this kind of film, and this dampens its ultimate impact. Fortunately, Madeleine has a very fine cast to keep the viewer's interest, lead by the solid, persuasive performance of James Cagney. Frank Latimore is a bit amateurish as Lassiter, but he's the only real weak link. The real O.S.S. footage is also a plus, especially for history buffs.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler