Fritz Bauer Institut · Cinematography of the Holocaust
ID |
FBW001086 Fiction |
Country / Year |
USA, 1942 |
Original Title |
Hitler - Dead or Alive |
Directed by |
Nick Grinde |
Produced by |
Charles House |
Staff |
Producer: Ben Judell; Script: Sam Neuman, Karl Brown; Based on: Sam Neuman; Camera: Paul Ivano |
Cast |
Ward Bond (Steve Maschik); Dorothy Tree (Elsa); Warren Hymer (Hans "Dutch" Havermann); Paul Fix (Joe "The Book" Conway); Russell Hicks (Samuel Thornton); Felix Basch (Col. Hecht); Robert Watson (Hitler); Bruce Edwards (Johnny Stevens); Fred Giermann (Meyer); Kenneth Harlan (Cutler); Fay Wall (Greta); George Sorel (Capt. Kuhn); Myra Marsh (Miss Grange); Eddie Coke (Jimmy); Jack Gardner (Lou) |
Length |
72' |
Format |
35mm/sw/1:1,37 |
Dates |
- 00 Mar 1943: US release date, New York, NY (Globe) |
Abstract |
A story based on a real offer by an American businessman of $1 million for the capture of Adolf Hitler. Three ex-residents of Alcatraz attempt to collect the reward offered. They hijack a truck, get into the Canadian air force, steal a bomber, and fly to Germany. They disguise themselves as musicians sent to play at one of Hitler's parties and nearly pull off the feat. |
Subject Terms |
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Holdings |
- Kinemathek Hamburg, Hamburg |
Bibliography |
- Crowther, Bosley: "The End of Adolf Hitler. Hitler Dead or Alive", in: The New York Times, 31.03.1943 |