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The Fallen Sparrow (1943)

The Fallen Sparrow (1943)

Drama Thriller Mystery

No woman was going to play him for a sucker!

Release Date: 1943, August 19
Directors: Richard Wallace
Countries: United States of America
Production: RKO Radio Pictures
Cast: John Miljan, Maureen O'Hara, George Lloyd, Hugh Beaumont, Jack Carr, John Garfield, Patricia Morison, Bruce Edwards, Martha O'Driscoll, Walter Slezak, John Banner, Fely Franquelli

Overview:

Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon returning to America, McKittrick hears that a friend has committed suicide, and he begins to smell a rat. During his investigation, McKittrick questions three beautiful women, one of whom has a tie to his refugee past. Pursued by Nazi operatives, McKittrick learns of the death of another friend, and begins to suspect the dark Dr. Skaas.

Keywords:

film noir post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) spanish civil war (1936-39) trauma prisoner of war footsteps