Directed by:
Lew LandersScreenplay:
Clarence Upson YoungCinematography:
George MeehanComposer:
Mario Castelnuovo-TedescoCast:
John Carradine, Osa Massen, Larry Parks, Jeanne Bates, Jonathan Hale, Ernie Adams, Charles Wagenheim, Chuck Hamilton, Ivan Triesault, Trevor Bardette (more)Plots(1)
Two years before attaining superstardom in The Jolson Story, Larry Parks essayed the leading role the Columbia wartime meller The Black Parachute. Parks is cast as American paratrooper Michael Lindley, who drops behind enemy lines under cover of night to rescue the deposed king (Jonathan Hale) of a mythical Balkan nation. Disguising himself as a slain Naxi colonel, Lindley shows up at the German occupational headquarters, where he manages to fool the Heydrich-like General Von Rodenbach (John Carradine). The women in the case are German spy Marya Orloff (Osa Massen) and beautiful resistance fighter Olga (Jeanne Bates). (official distributor synopsis)
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