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First Comes Courage

DramaWar

First Comes Courage

I married you to destroy you!

6.6TMDB19431h 28m

TMDB6.6/10 · 11 votes

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TMDB6.6/10 · 11 votes

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Overview

Merle Oberon plays a Norwegian resistance figure in a small town, married to a Nazi commandant. When his superiors begin to suspect her, the Allies land an assassin to kill him -- an assassin who happens to be her former lover.

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Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Nicole Larsen

Brian Aherne

Brian Aherne

Capt. Allan Lowell

Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond

Maj. Paul Dichter

Isobel Elsom

Isobel Elsom

Rose Lindstrom

Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

Dr. Aanrud

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Soren

Erik Rolf

Erik Rolf

Ole

Reinhold Schünzel

Reinhold Schünzel

Col. Kurt von Elser

Richard Ryen

Richard Ryen

Dr. Hoff

Lewis Wilson

Lewis Wilson

Dr. Kleinich

Fern Emmett

Fern Emmett

Dress Designer (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Norwegian Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Nazi Captain (uncredited)

John Elliott

John Elliott

Norwegian patient

Greta Granstedt

Greta Granstedt

Girl assistant

Crew

Dorothy Arzner

Dorothy Arzner

Director

Lewis Meltzer

Lewis Meltzer

Screenplay

Melvin Levy

Melvin Levy

Screenplay

Elliott Arnold

Elliott Arnold

Novel

Harry Joe Brown

Harry Joe Brown

Producer

Joseph Walker

Joseph Walker

Director of Photography

Viola Lawrence

Viola Lawrence

Editor

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Details

Director: Dorothy Arzner
Released: 1943
Runtime: 1h 28m
Genres: Drama, War
Scores: TMDB6.6/10 · 11 votes