Underground (1941 film)

Underground
Directed by	Vincent Sherman
Written by	Edwin Justus Mayer Oliver H. P. Garrett Charles Grayson
Produced by	Bryan Foy
Starring	Jeffrey Lynn Philip Dorn
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Music by	Adolph Deutsch
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 28, 1941 (1941-06-28)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Underground is a 1941 American war thriller film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Jeffrey Lynn, Philip Dorn and Kaaren Verne.[1] [2] Focusing on the German Nazi Resistance opposing the Nazis in World War II, Lynn and Dorn play two brothers initially on opposite sides. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers.

Plot

Kurt Franken returns from his time at the front, minus an arm but still the fervent, patriotic Nazi that he was when he left. His brother, Eric, is high up in the resistance and regularly broadcasts on a secret radio. They argue, at first, but over time Kurt sees things differently. Eric eventually runs afoul of the Gestapo and is scheduled for execution. As he is led to the guillotine, he hears his brother’s voice on loudspeakers positioned through the prison.

Cast

• Jeffrey Lynn as Kurt Franken
• Philip Dorn as Eric Franken
• Kaaren Verne as Sylvia Helmuth
• Mona Maris as Fräulein Gessner
• Peter Whitney as Alex Schumann
• Martin Kosleck as Colonel Heller
• Erwin Kalser as Dr. Albert Franken
• Ilka Grüning as Frau Franken
• Frank Reicher as Professor Hugo Baumer
• Egon Brecher as Herr Director of the Chemical Institute
• Ludwig Stössel as Herr Gustav Müller
• Hans Schumm as Heller's Aide
• Wolfgang Zilzer as Walter Hoffman
• Roland Varno as Ernst Demmler
• Henry Brandon as Josef Rolf
• Henry Rowland as Paul
• Ernst Hauessermann as Rudi
• Lotte Palfi Andor as Greta Rolf
• Wilhelm von Brincken as Capt. Bornsdorff
• Hans Conried as Herman
• Lester Allen as Herr Krantz
• Lisa Golm as Ella
• Louis V. Arco as Otto
• Louis Adlon as Karl
• Henry Victor as Gestapo Agent
• Lionel Royce as Concentration Camp Captain
• Paul Panzer as Janitor
• Ernö Verebes as Maxel's Headwaiter
• Roland Drew as Gestapo Agent
• Ludwig Hardt as Tobacco Clerk

References

1. Britton p.60
2. Dolan p.189

Bibliography

• Britton, Wesley. Beyond Bond: Spies in Fiction and Film. Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2005.
• Dolan, Edward F. Hollywood Goes to War. Hamlyn, 1985.

External links

• Underground at IMDb
• Underground at the TCM Movie Database
• Underground at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films