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The Unwritten Code

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Plot

The Unwritten Code is an offbeat, better-than-average Columbia wartime "B" picture. Though Ann Savage and Tom Neal are top-billed, the central character is supporting-actor Roland Varno. He plays a Nazi spy who sneaks into the U.S., hoping to release hundreds of German prisoners. He fails, but not until plenty of bullets have been spent. The most interesting aspect of The Unwritten Code is the casting of Savage and Neal as the "good" characters: in 1945, these two cult favorites would play the decidedly unsavory protagonists of the film noir classic Detour.

Cast

Ann Savage as Mary Lee Norris
Ann Savage

as Mary Lee Norris

Tom Neal as Sgt. Terry Hunter
Tom Neal

as Sgt. Terry Hunter

Roland Varno as Cpl. Karl Richter
Roland Varno

as Cpl. Karl Richter

Howard Freeman as Mr. Norris
Howard Freeman

as Mr. Norris

Mary Currier as Mrs. Norris
Mary Currier

as Mrs. Norris

Bobby Larson as Willie Norris
Bobby Larson

as Willie Norris

Teddy Infuhr as Dutchy Schultz
Teddy Infuhr

as Dutchy Schultz

Marie Blake as Nurse (uncredited)
Marie Blake

as Nurse (uncredited)

Blake Edwards as Swede (uncredited)
Blake Edwards

as Swede (uncredited)

Morton Lowry as Roland Cheever (uncredited)
Morton Lowry

as Roland Cheever (uncredited)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 26, 1944

Production Companies

  • Columbia Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.02 hrs

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