In spite of a cast of familiar faces, this war drama is hampered by a low budget and a predictable, cliched story. It's an effort by Tina Louise to create a deeply developed character (a German spy pretending to have been shot by the Nazi's in order to get secrets from the American soldiers nursing her back to health), and as good as she is, it's obvious that this film would do nothing to advance her career because of its grade B filming. Long past his MGM musical days (outside of touring in summer stock), Howard Keel is the commander of the troops taken in by Louise's supposed vulnerable state, and each of the men used by her, foiled through her seemingly sincere flirtations.
Among her victims are a young Burt Reynolds, sans mustache, and Earl Holliman, and Louise does a great job in ogling each of them. It's a good opportunity to see what Louise could do outside her best known role of TV's Ginger Grant, already having gotten acclaim in the film version of "God's Little Acre" and making an impact as a talented, curvy beauty in several Broadway musicals. At times, it seems that Louise's character is becoming torn between genuine feelings for these men and her sinister mission, and that adds some depth to her performance. But this isn't memorable, basically comparable to hundreds of other very low budget post-war movies that were bombing drive-in theaters in the late 50's and 60's.
Among her victims are a young Burt Reynolds, sans mustache, and Earl Holliman, and Louise does a great job in ogling each of them. It's a good opportunity to see what Louise could do outside her best known role of TV's Ginger Grant, already having gotten acclaim in the film version of "God's Little Acre" and making an impact as a talented, curvy beauty in several Broadway musicals. At times, it seems that Louise's character is becoming torn between genuine feelings for these men and her sinister mission, and that adds some depth to her performance. But this isn't memorable, basically comparable to hundreds of other very low budget post-war movies that were bombing drive-in theaters in the late 50's and 60's.