Women in the Night (1948)
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The scene is Shanghai: the time, WW II. An international group of women left stranded during the Japanese invasion are rounded up by the local authorities to act as "comfort girls" for high-ranking Nazi and Japanese officials. Bridling at this degrading treatment, the ladies secretly work on behalf of the Chinese Underground, relaying vital information to the Allies and, at one point, committing murder in the name of Democracy. The plot thickens with the introduction of a Nazi "cosmic ray" device, which OSS operative Van Arnheim (William Henry) hopes to destroy before it can be used in battle. Van Arnheim's courageous wife is played by Virginia Christine, light-years removed from her stint as "Mrs. Olsen" in the Folger's Coffee TV commercials. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Tala Birell - Yvette Aubert
- Virginia Christine - Claire Adams
- Gordon Richards - Col. von Meyer
- Benson Fong - Chang
- Helen Mowery - Sheila Hallett
- Iris Flores - Maria Gonzales
- William Henry - Maj. Van Arnheim
- Richard Loo - Col. Noyama
- Bernadene Hayes - Frau Thaler
- Kathy Frye - Helen James
- Philip Ahn - Prof. Kunioshi
- Director(s):
- William Rowland
- Writer(s):
- William Rowland, Robert St. Clair
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