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Short Nazi in the bushes flag-waver.
gordonl563 January 2008
Warning: Spoilers
TWO MAN SUBMARINE This is another of the seemingly endless supply of cheap wartime spy thrillers that were put out by most of the Hollywood studios.

This $49.99 special was put out by the B-unit at Columbia Pictures and stars, Tom Neal and Ann Savage. They are the heroes of the story as they spoil an evil Axis plot.

Neal and Savage are part of a group working on a new secret anti-toxin drug. Of course the only supply for the compound,is an island behind Japanese lines. Needless to say someone in the group is a spy. But who? The suspects include the doctor, the guards and a shipwrecked sailor.

The cast also includes, J. Carrol Naish, Abner Biberman and Geroge Lynn. The director was quickie specialist, Lew Landers. Landers helmed 160 plus films and TV series in a 30 year career. In 1944 alone he cranked out 9 films.

Tom Neal and Ann Savage would later star in one of the best low-budget film noir ever, Detour. This particular film however, is a low budget time-waster that has not aged well.
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Not bad propaganda war film
searchanddestroy-123 October 2023
I have seen propaganda war films made during WW2 which were far worse than this one, mainly because of their length. Here, the length can't be in question, only 62 minutes. But the plot is not so foreseeable, I won't say sophisticated though, but quite interesting, and the settings in this jungle - celluloid, I admit - island pretty agreeable. Tom Neal perfectly adequate and good character presence. And above all, this movie is from the prolific director Lew Landers, who contributed much during the conflict in terms of war features. This one remains one of his best, better than TOKYO ROSE. Good little film.
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