Uncertain Glory (1944)

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Uncertain Glory finds Errol Flynn atypically cast as French criminal Jean Picard, a craven coward whose many misdeeds have earned him a date with the guillotine. Detective Marcel Bonet (Paul Lukas) intends to see that Picard keeps his appointment with the executioner, despite the fact that there's a… More Uncertain Glory finds Errol Flynn atypically cast as French criminal Jean Picard, a craven coward whose many misdeeds have earned him a date with the guillotine. Detective Marcel Bonet (Paul Lukas) intends to see that Picard keeps his appointment with the executioner, despite the fact that there's a war on. When the Nazis capture 100 French hostages to force a resistance saboteur to surrender himself, Picard offers to pose as the saboteur and thereby save the lives of the innocent villagers. In truth, he plans to escape once he's turned himself over to the Nazis, leaving the villagers in the lurch, but at the last moment his latent patriotism overcomes his sense of self-preservation. Errol Flynn's character is almost as inconsistent as the script, but war films invariably made money in 1944. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By: Raoul Walsh
Written By: Laszlo Vadnay, Max Brand
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

On DVD: Aug 2, 2010

Critic Reviews

Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Strange drama about a criminal and World War II, often inventive.

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Cast

            Errol Flynn as Jean Picard

            Paul Lukas as Marcel Bonet

            Jean Sullivan as Marianne

            Lucile Watson as Mme. Maret

            Faye Emerson as Louise

            Douglas Dumbrille as Police Commissioner

            Dennis Hoey as Father Le Clerc

            Sheldon Leonard as Henri Duval

            Odette Myrtil as Mme. Bonet

            Francis Pierlot as Prison Priest

            Wallis Clark as Razeau

            Victor Kilian as Latour

            Ivan Triesault as Saboteur

            Albert Van Antwerp as Vitrac

            Art Smith as Warden

            Carl Harbaugh as Innkeeper

            Mary Servoss as Drover's Wife

            Charles La Torre as Restaurant Keeper

            Pedro de Cordoba as Executioner

            Bobby Walberg as Pierre Bonet

            Erskine Sanford as Drover

            Felix Basch as German Officer

            Joel Friedkin as Veterinary

            Trevor Bardette
            
            James Flavin as Captain Mobile Guard

            Creighton Hale as Prison Secretary

            Michael Mark as Passengers on Train

            Sarah Padden as Peasant Woman on Bus

            Paul Panzer as Train Guard

            Hans Schumm as Gestapo Agent

            Joyce Tucker as Michele Bonet

            Douglass Dumbrille
            
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