The Unwritten Code (1944)
The Unwritten Code is an offbeat, better-than-average Columbia wartime "B" picture. Though Ann Savage and Tom Neal are top-billed, the central character is supporting-actor Roland Varno. He plays a Nazi spy who sneaks into the U.S., hoping to release hundreds of German prisoners. He fails, but not until plenty of bullets have been spent. The most interesting aspect of The Unwritten Code is the casting of Savage and Neal as the "good" characters: in 1945, these two cult favorites would play the decidedly unsavory protagonists of the film noir classic Detour.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Herman Rotsten
Writing:
- Charles Kenyon
- Leslie T. White
- Robert Wohlmuth
Stars:
Release Date: 1944-10-26
5.2/10
5.2/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 61
Nurse (uncredited)
Mr. Norris
Sgt. Terry Hunter
Mrs. Norris
Willie Norris
Cpl. Karl Richter
Swede (uncredited)
Mary Lee Norris
Dutchy Schultz
Roland Cheever (uncredited)
Ulrich, German Soldier (uncredited)
Heinrich Krause (uncredited)
McDowell (uncredited)
Major Spencer (uncredited)
Schultz (uncredited)
Narrator (uncredited)
