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Underground 1941 Directed by Vincent Sherman

The World's Secret Battlefront!

A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, whom are SS officers in the Nazi party. Kurt learns and exposes the evils of the system to Erik and tries to convince him of the immoral stance that marches under the symbol of the swastika.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Adventure , Drama , War
Release Date 28 June 1941
95 mins
Cast
Jeffrey Lynn
Jeffrey Lynn Kurt Franken
Philip Dorn
Philip Dorn Eric Franken
Kaaren Verne
Kaaren Verne Sylvia Helmuth
Ludwig Stössel
Ludwig Stössel Gustav Muller
Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey Man at Railroad Station
Mona Maris
Mona Maris Ms. Gessner
Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney Alex
Martin Kosleck
Martin Kosleck Heller
Erwin Kalser
Erwin Kalser Dr. Franken
Ilka Grüning
Ilka Grüning Frau Franken
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher Professor Baumer
Egon Brecher
Egon Brecher Herr Director
Hans Schumm
Hans Schumm Heller's Aide
Wolfgang Zilzer
Wolfgang Zilzer Hoffman
Roland Varno
Roland Varno Ernst Demmler
Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon Rolf
Lotte Palfi Andor
Lotte Palfi Andor Greta Rolf
Lisa Golm
Lisa Golm Ella
Louis V. Arco
Louis V. Arco Otto
Roland Drew
Roland Drew Gestapo
Louis Adlon
Louis Adlon Karl
Lester Allen
Lester Allen Krantz
Rudolph Anders
Rudolph Anders Official
Edit Angold
Edit Angold Maxel's Cashier
Walter Bonn
Walter Bonn Lieutenant
Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender Man Giving Sylvia Baggage Claim Ticket
Hans Conried
Hans Conried Herman
Gretl Dupont
Gretl Dupont Sylvia's Landlady
Arno Frey
Arno Frey Guard
Frederick Giermann
Frederick Giermann Radioman
Eddie Graham
Eddie Graham Man in Phone Booth
Ludwig Hardt
Ludwig Hardt Tobacco Clerk
Ernst Hauessermann
Ernst Hauessermann Rudi
David Hoffman
David Hoffman Willi
Willy Kaufman
Willy Kaufman Tobacco Customer
Rolf Lindau
Rolf Lindau Radioman
Carl Ottmar
Carl Ottmar Official
Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer Janitor
John Piffle
John Piffle Maxel
Otto Reichow
Otto Reichow Gestapo Agent
Henry Rowland
Henry Rowland Paul
Lionel Royce
Lionel Royce Concentration Camp Captain
Norbert Schiller
Norbert Schiller Blind News Vendor
Robert R. Stephenson
Robert R. Stephenson Gestapo Agent
Ernö Verebes
Ernö Verebes Maxel's Headwaiter
Henry Victor
Henry Victor Gestapo Agent
Frederick Vogeding
Frederick Vogeding Announcer Reporting Demise of Illegal Broadcasts
Wilhelm von Brincken
Wilhelm von Brincken Captain Bornsdorff
Hans von Morhart
Hans von Morhart Gestapo Agent
Crane Whitley
Crane Whitley Gestapo Agent
Hans Wollenberger
Hans Wollenberger News Vendor
Crew
Director
Vincent Sherman
Vincent Sherman
Writer
Charles Grayson
Charles Grayson
Producer
Bryan Foy
Bryan Foy
Executive Producers
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Cinematography
Sidney Hickox
Sidney Hickox
Composer
Adolph Deutsch
Adolph Deutsch
Editor
Thomas Pratt
Thomas Pratt
Sound
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Story
Oliver H.P. Garrett
Oliver H.P. Garrett
Edwin Justus Mayer
Edwin Justus Mayer
Art Direction
Charles Novi
Charles Novi
Costume Design
Damon Giffard
Damon Giffard
Makeup Artist
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
Music
Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein
Assistant Director
William Kissell
William Kissell