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Above Suspicion

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Just before World War II, distinguished professor Richard Myles (Fred MacMurray) and his lovely bride, Frances (Joan Crawford), prepare to leave Oxford for a relaxing honeymoon in the German countryside. But when the British secret service catches wind of their plans, the couple is unwittingly inducted into the dangerous world of espionage. Richard and Frances struggle to complete their assignment: to find a mysterious and crazed Nazi scientist hell-bent on destroying the mighty British navy.
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Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 09/13/2017
Fun spy thriller in the Hitchcock tradition, with Thorpe's gift for European atmosphere . Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/21/2010
B+
It's pure escapism, and as such is very entertaining. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 05/29/2023 Solid spy film with strong acting. See more lanfranco c @Lanfrancobz 08/27/2020 Nice spy story set in a Nazi Germany See more 01/25/2020 I loved the movie. Spy movies are a lot of fun. Love Fred MacMurray. The time, mannerisms, and culture really comes through. See more 08/02/2017 Wooden acting. MacMurray was miscast. Crawford was hardly better..Supporting actors actually quite good. Decent enough plot, but it seemed to get lost as if they were making it up as they went along.. See more 10/29/2016 A classic but the film takes a bit to get going and then rushes the ending See more 06/02/2016 A strong cast (top 16 certainly hit their marks) with good pacing (competent direction & editing) makes this as much an entertaining thriller as a chick flick. I suspect the lighthearted adventurous tone (loosely wrapped as a honeymoon) was done on purpose. Many families had more than one loved one in the service as this film was released. Making the war effort seem a "fun adventure" helped the women to send their men off more cheerfully. The heavy-hearted reality for each community would soon hit home as some servicemen earned purple hearts. See more Read all reviews
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Richard Thorpe

Director

Joan Crawford

Frances Myles

Fred MacMurray

Richard Myles

Conrad Veidt

Hassert Seidel

Basil Rathbone

Sig von Aschenhausen

Reginald Owen

Dr. Mespelbrunn
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Synopsis Just before World War II, distinguished professor Richard Myles (Fred MacMurray) and his lovely bride, Frances (Joan Crawford), prepare to leave Oxford for a relaxing honeymoon in the German countryside. But when the British secret service catches wind of their plans, the couple is unwittingly inducted into the dangerous world of espionage. Richard and Frances struggle to complete their assignment: to find a mysterious and crazed Nazi scientist hell-bent on destroying the mighty British navy.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Producer
Victor Saville
Screenwriter
Keith Winter, Patricia Coleman
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Inc.
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 5, 1943, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 30m
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