O.S.S. (1946)

6.9/10 107 min War Thriller Action Drama

Overview

The (O)ffice of (S)trategic (S)ervices' Cmdr. Brady (Patric Knowles) forms Operation "Applejack" (based on a composite of actual incidents during WWII) and sends Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. aka John Martin as spy Philippe Martine (Alan Ladd) along with Miss Ellen Rogers posing as her college roommate, Madame Elaine Duprez (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. as Albert Bernardito (Richard Benedict) to acquire secret Nazi plans. After nearly getting caught they succeed and get new identities. However they discover a secret that could change the war and risk their lives to get the information back to London before it jeopardizes their lives.

Cast

Alan Ladd

John Martin / Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. / Philippe Martine

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Miss Ellen Rogers / Madame Elaine Duprez

Patric Knowles

Cmdr. Brady

John Hoyt

Col. Paul Meister

Gloria Saunders

(W)omen's (A)rmy (C)orps Radio Operator Mary

Richard Webb

Frank Schmidt (O)perational (S)upport (P)ackages, (M)aterial, Maintenance, Management, U.S.N.R. / Parker

Richard Benedict

Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi

Harold Vermilyea

Amadeus Brink

Don Beddoe

Rodney "Gates" Parrish / Raoul Josse

Onslow Stevens

Field

Gavin Muir

Col. Crawson

Egon Brecher

Marcel Aubert

Joseph Crehan

Gen. Donovan

Bobby Driscoll

Gerard

Julia Dean

Madame Prideaux

Crane Whitley

Arnheim

Dorothy Adams

Claudette (uncredited)

John Dehner

German Radar Captain (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

Electronics Engineer (uncredited)

Recommendations

The Counterfeit Traitor
Chief of Station
Journey into Fear
The Guns of Navarone
Waiting for Anya
The Quiller Memorandum
The Sea Wolves
The MacKintosh Man
36 Hours
The Sea Chase
The Devil's Brigade
The Man Who Never Was
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The House on 92nd Street
Foreign Correspondent
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Cornered
Operation Pacific
The Last Rifleman
The One That Got Away