''Man at Large'' is a 1941 American mystery thriller film directed by Eugene Forde and written by John Larkin. The film stars Marjorie Weaver, George Reeves, Richard Derr, Steven Geray,

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and Spencer Charters. The film was released on September 26, 1941, by

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Synopsis

During

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, before America's entry into the conflict, a German ace pilot Max von Rohn escapes from captivity in

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. Crossing the border he tries to make contact with a

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spy ring operation in the United States. Ranged against him are an FBI Agent, a member of the British Intelligence services and an inquisitive and headstrong young female reporter Dallas Dayle.

Cast

* Marjorie Weaver as Dallas Davis * George Reeves as Bob Grayson * Richard Derr as Max * Steven Geray as Karl Botany *

as Mr. Sartoris * Spencer Charters as Mr. Gallon * Lucien Littlefield as Jones * Elisha Cook, Jr. as Hotel Clerk * Minerva Urecal as Mrs. Jones * Bodil Rosing as Klara * Richard Lane as Editor Grundy * Barbara Pepper as Myrtle * William Edmunds as Otto Kisling * George Cleveland as Sheriff Pickering * Kurt Katch as Hans Brinker *Lenita Lane as Cataloni's Nurse-Receptionist * Ethel Griffies as Mrs. Zagra

References

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* 1941 films 20th Century Fox films American mystery films 1941 mystery films Films directed by Eugene Forde American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films American thriller films 1940s thriller films American World War II films Films set in Canada Films set in New York City English-language mystery thriller films {{mystery-film-stub