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    First Comes Courage

    88'

    1943-07-29

    6.6

    I married you to destroy you!

    Drama,War

    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.

    DirectingDorothy ArznerWritingElliott Arnold

    Cast

    2

    Nicole Larsen

    Merle Oberon

    1

    Capt. Allan Lowell

    Brian Aherne

    1

    Maj. Paul Dichter

    Carl Esmond

    1

    Rose Lindstrom

    Isobel Elsom

    1

    Dr. Aanrud

    Fritz Leiber

    1

    Soren

    Erville Alderson

    1

    Ole

    Erik Rolf

    1

    Col. Kurt von Elser

    Reinhold Schünzel

    1

    Dr. Hoff

    Richard Ryen

    1

    Dr. Kleinich

    Lewis Wilson

    1

    Dress Designer (uncredited)

    Fern Emmett

    1

    Norwegian Shopkeeper (uncredited)

    Byron Foulger

    1

    Nazi Captain (uncredited)

    Hans Heinrich von...

    1

    Norwegian patient

    John Elliott

    1

    Girl assistant

    Greta Granstedt

    1

    Edvard, Aanrud's assistant

    William Phillips

    1

    Janitor

    Pietro Sosso

    1

    Boy

    Conrad Binyon

    1

    Sergeant

    Arno Frey

    1

    Private

    Eric Feldary

    1

    Private

    Henry Rowland

    1

    German guard

    Hans von Morhart

    1

    Nurse

    Ethel Griffies

    1

    Orderly

    Walter Thiele

    1

    German orderly

    John Royce

    1

    German guard

    Frederic Brunn

    1

    Elderly Norwegian man

    Lloyd Ingraham

    1

    Nazi lieutenant

    Louis Adlon

    1

    Thorsten

    Niels Bagge

    1

    Young Nazi officer

    Rex Williams

    1

    Young Nazi officer

    Otto Reichow

    1

    Dress designer

    Fern Emmett

    1

    Submarine commander

    Guy Kingsford

    1

    First Norwegian (uncredited)

    Louis Jean Heydt

    1

    Blake

    Nelson Leigh

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. List of companies:
        1. Columbia Pictures
      2. Vote Count: 11
      3. Popularity: 0.481
      4. Status: Released
      5. Original title:First Comes Courage

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