First Comes Courage (1943)
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With Dorothy Arzner in the director's chair, it's no wonder that First Comes Courage has a more feminist slant than most WWII "underground" films. Merle Oberon plays Nicole Larsen, a member of the Norwegian resistance. To obtain important war information, Nicole romances Nazi major… More With Dorothy Arzner in the director's chair, it's no wonder that First Comes Courage has a more feminist slant than most WWII "underground" films. Merle Oberon plays Nicole Larsen, a member of the Norwegian resistance. To obtain important war information, Nicole romances Nazi major Paul Dichter Carl Esmond, enduring the slings and arrows of those villagers unaware of her motives. Her mission is further complicated when she is reunited with British commando Allan Lowell Brian Aherne, with whom she'd had a prewar affair. Forced to choose between love and duty, Nicole makes the only decision possible under the circumstances. First Comes Courage was based on The Commados, a novel by Elliot Arnold. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dorothy Arzner
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 29, 1943 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This WWII propganda film, starring Merle Oberon as a spy, is the last festure to be directed by Dorothy Arzner, the only female director during the studio system.
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Cast
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Merle Oberon
as Nicole Larsen
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Brian Aherne
as Capt. Allan Lowell
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Carl Esmond
as Maj. Paul Dichter
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Fritz Leiber
as Dr. Aanrud
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Erville Alderson
as Soren
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Erik Rolf
as Ole
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Reinhold Schünzel
as Col. Kurt von Elser
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Isobel Elsom
as Rose Linstrom
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Louis Adlon
as Nazi Lieutenant
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Conrad Binyon
as Small Boy
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Sven Hugo Borg
as Schmidt
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Frederick Brunn
as German Guard
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Gordon B. Clark
as Commandos
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Leslie Denison
as English Officer
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Fern Emmett
as Dress Designer
- Eric Feldary
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Byron Foulger
as Norwegian Shopkeeper
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Arno Frey
as Sergeant
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Greta Granstedt
as Girl Assistant
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Ethel Griffies
as Nurse
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Louis Jean Heydt
as Norwegian
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Charles Irwin
as Capt. Lungden
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Guy Kingsford
as Sub Commander
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Marten Lamont
as Lieutenant Colonel
- Paul Langton
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Nelson Leigh
as Blake
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Miles Mander
as Col. Wallace
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Bob McKenzie
as Justice of the Peace
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Pat Moriarity
as Irish Top Sergeant.
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Larry Parks
as Capt. Langdon
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William 'Bill' Phillips
as Aanrud's Assistant
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Otto Reichow
as Young Nazi Officer
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Henry Rowland
as Private
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John Royce
as German Orderly
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Dick Ryan
as Dr. Hoff
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Richard Ryen
as Dr. Hoff
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Pietro Sosso
as Janitor
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Tom Stevenson
as Blakeley
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Evan Thomas
as Ship's Captain
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Hans Von Morhart
as German Guard
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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
as Nazi Captain
- Rex Williams
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Lewis Wilson
as Dr. Kleinich
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Lloyd Ingraham
as Old Norwegian
- Paul Power
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Rolf Lindau
as Jr. Officer
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Walter Thiele
as Orderly
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William Martin
as Dichter's Chauffeur
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John Elliott
as Norwegian Patient
