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In the opening scene Paul Lukas's character Martin Schulz are toasting to San Francisco as he is leaving soon, one can see they are standing in front of a picture that cuts off and does not go all the way to the top of the screen.

***SPOILERS*** Paul Luklas as American art dealer and later, after visiting Nazi Germany, fanatical Nazi Harr Martin Schulz more or less repeats his role as the crazed but not too bright American Nazi leader Dr. Kessell in the 1939 movie "Confession of a Nazi Spy" as he throws his best friend Max Eisenstein's,Morris Carnovsky, daughter Griselle, K.

For a brief period, by dint of the Oscar he won Paul Lukas became leading man material. In Watch On The Rhine he played an anti-Nazi fighter.

Well, this is a movie about Germany in the 1930s, released in 1944, when Germany had already established its international identity. So it's no surprise that when Paul Lukas takes his family from San Francisco to Munich in search of some paintings to be sent back to his Jewish partner at their art gallery, many of the Germans turn out to be swine.

Paul Lukas gives probably a career-best performance as a businessman who becomes seduced by Nazi ideology when his return to Germany coincides with the rise of Hitler. Director William Cameron Menzies piles on the tension in the final third of the film without gloating over his antagonist's increasingly precarious situation, and by doing so he strengthens the film's power and message immeasurably.

Becoming an actor is much more dangerous than you think.

I very much dislike reviews which recount the plot of a film and reveal spoilers so all I will say is that this is a film worth actually watching rather than having it on while you are messing about with your phone or tablet. There are many cleverly shot scenes which mirror the action of the story and hint at shadows to come.

This was a film I almost missed one day. I am so glad I caught it on TCM's am lineup of films.

Martin Schulz and Max Eisenstein are the best of friends and business partners. Max is an art dealer in San Francisco and his daughter Griselle wants to be an actress.