A strange mixture of spy intrigue, outlandish farce and romantic comedy, this war era wonder is perhaps one of the oddest that I've seen. The title is cleverly disguised to cover what it's really about, a rare title that actually has several meanings and isn't just there to decorate a poster or a title card. Paulette Goddard is the lovely lady in question, a foreign correspondent who is the victim of a bizarre plot by the Nazi's, also involving the sultry Margaret Hayes who for some reason uses Goddard's name. Pretty soon, Goddard is in cahoots with her boss (Ray Milland) who has more than exposing fifth columnists on his mind.
While Goddard and Milland definitely share a spark, what they are missing is a credible story and a decent script. They share the scene with a very funny Roland Young, the lovable Cecil Kellaway and Albert Dekker surprisingly dashing as the head Nazi. Coming on top of critically acclaimed Nazi spoofs "The Great Dictator" and "To Be or Not to Be", more in tuned with ridiculous screwball farces like "The Wife Takes a Flyer" and "Margin For Error". Like those entertaining but misguided war films, this runs out of steam long before the end.
While Goddard and Milland definitely share a spark, what they are missing is a credible story and a decent script. They share the scene with a very funny Roland Young, the lovable Cecil Kellaway and Albert Dekker surprisingly dashing as the head Nazi. Coming on top of critically acclaimed Nazi spoofs "The Great Dictator" and "To Be or Not to Be", more in tuned with ridiculous screwball farces like "The Wife Takes a Flyer" and "Margin For Error". Like those entertaining but misguided war films, this runs out of steam long before the end.