Above Suspicion (1943)
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22% of users liked it
(85 ratings)
If you believe all-American Fred MacMurray as an Oxford don, you'll probably swallow the rest of Above Suspicion. Newly married to Joan Crawford, MacMurray goes on a honeymoon in prewar Germany. Actually it's more business than pleasure: they are secret agents for the British, attempting to… More If you believe all-American Fred MacMurray as an Oxford don, you'll probably swallow the rest of Above Suspicion. Newly married to Joan Crawford, MacMurray goes on a honeymoon in prewar Germany. Actually it's more business than pleasure: they are secret agents for the British, attempting to smuggle back information about a new superweapon being developed by the Nazis. Evil, mean, cruel and also wicked German officer Basil Rathbone imprisons and tortures Crawford (though she still looks like a million bucks), but McMurray comes to the rescue, paving the way for a suspenseful race-to-the-border climax. The tenor of Above Suspicion can be summed up in a scene in which, after being confronted by a monolingual stormtrooper, Fred MacMurray says in English "Nuts to you, dope!," whereupon the Nazi scratches his head and wonders aloud, "Vass iss das 'dope'?" ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Thorpe
- Written By
- Keith Winter, Melville Baker, Patricia Coleman
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 1, 1943 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's pure escapism, and as such is very entertaining.
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Cast
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Joan Crawford
as Frances Myles
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Fred MacMurray
as Richard Myles
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Conrad Veidt
as Hassert Seidel
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Basil Rathbone
as Sig von Aschenhausen
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Reginald Owen
as Dr. Mespelbrunn
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Richard Ainley
as Peter Galt
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Cecil Cunningham
as Countess
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Ann Shoemaker
as Aunt Ellen
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Sara Haden
as Aunt Hattie
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Felix Bressart
as Mr. A. Werner
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Johanna Hofer
as Frau Kleist
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Lotte Palfi
as Ottilie
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Edith Angold
as German Woman
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Felix Basch
as Guide
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Egon Brecher
as Gestapo Official
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Sven Hugo Borg
as German Guard
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Matthew Boulton
as Constable
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André Charlot
as Cafe Manager
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Jack Chefe
as Coatroom Attendant
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Marcelle Corday
as Maid
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William "Wee Willie" Davis
as Hans
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Gretl Dupont
as Barmaid
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Steven Geray
as Anton
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Lisa Golm
as Frau Schultz
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Frank Lackteen
as Arab Vendor
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Peter Lawford
as Bit Part
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Bruce Lister
as Thornley
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Eily Malyon
as Manageress
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Alex Papana
as Man in Paris
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Jean Prescott
as English Girl
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Frank Reicher
as Col. Gerold
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Otto Reichow
as Gestapo
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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
as Gestapo in Opera Box
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Arthur Shields
as Porter
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Ivan Simpson
as Porter
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Walter O. Stahl
as Policeman
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Ludwig Stossel
as Herr Schultz
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Heather Thatcher
as English Girl
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Henry Victor
as German Officer
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Hans Von Morhart
as Schmidt
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Paul Weigel
as Elderly Man
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Rex Williams
as Gestapo Leader
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William Yetter Jr.
as Hauptman
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Frank Arnold
as Poet
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Walter Bonn
as German Guard
- Peter Seal
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Charles De Ravenne
as Chasseur
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Nicholas Vehr
as Col. Gerold's Aides
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George Davis
as Proprietor
- Conrad Veight
- Basil Bathbone
