Plot summary

The plot of this film was inspired by true events. During the early stages of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 a prominent American businessman offered a reward of one million dollars to bring Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...

 to justice, dead or alive. Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956. His first appearance was an uncredited role in The Birth of a Nation . He often appeared as a smooth talking confidence man, as in the W.C. Fields film, The Bank Dick...

 plays the part of the American businessman in this film who hires three gangster ex-convicts released from Alcatraz prison. The gangsters are played by Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Wardell Edwin "Ward" Bond was an American film actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm were featured in over 200 movies and the television series Wagon Train.-Early life:...

, Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer was an American film actor. He appeared in 129 films between 1929 and 1946.He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California...

 and Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Paul Fix was an American film and television character actor, best known for his work in westerns. Fix appeared in more than a hundred movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career spanning from 1925 to 1981...

. The three join the Canadian Air Force to enter Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 and pose as musicians to gain access to Hitler, played by Robert Watson. The gangsters quickly cut Hitler’s hair and shave off his mustache as SS soldiers try to break the door in. When the SS manage to enter the room they fail to recognize their leader and drag all the men, including Hitler, outside to be shot. The quasi-comic tone of the film turns dead serious at the end, as Bond makes a long patriotic speech while facing a firing squad.

Cast

• Ward Bond
  Ward Bond
  Wardell Edwin "Ward" Bond was an American film actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm were featured in over 200 movies and the television series Wagon Train.-Early life:...
  
   as Steve Maschick
• Dorothy Tree
  Dorothy Tree
  Dorothy Tree was an American actress, voice teacher and writer. She appeared in a wide range of character roles in at least 49 motion pictures between 1927 and 1951....
  
   as Else von Brandt
• Warren Hymer
  Warren Hymer
  Warren Hymer was an American film actor. He appeared in 129 films between 1929 and 1946.He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California...
  
   as Hans 'Dutch' Havermann
• Paul Fix
  Paul Fix
  Paul Fix was an American film and television character actor, best known for his work in westerns. Fix appeared in more than a hundred movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career spanning from 1925 to 1981...
  
   as Joe 'The Book' Conway
• Russell Hicks as Samuel Thornton
• Bruce Edwards as Johnny Stevens
• Felix Basch as Col. Hecht
• Bobby Watson as Adolf Hitler
  Adolf Hitler
  Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
  
  
• Frederick Giermann as Meyer
• Kenneth Harlan
  Kenneth Harlan
  Kenneth Harlan was an American leading man of the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer types.-Career:...
  
   as Cutler
• Fee Malten as Greta

Eddie Coke, Jack Gardner, Myra Marsh, Henry Rowland

Henry Rowland (actor)

Henry Rowland was an American film actor.-Biography:Rowland had heavily Teutonic facial features, making him an invaluable commodity in wartime films, even though he was born in the American Midwest. Rowland "heiled" and "achtunged" his way through films ranging such as Casablanca to Russ Meyer's...

, George Sorel and Billy Wayne appear uncredited.