Plot summary

The story follows the insertion of covert British Commandos

British Commandos

The British Commandos were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, for a force that could carry out raids against German-occupied Europe...

 into Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 to rescue Norwegian General Heden from captivity and to return him to England to lead the Free Norwegian Forces

Free Norwegian Forces

The Norwegian Armed Forces in exile were remnants of the armed forces of Norway that continued to fight the Axis powers from Allied countries, such as Britain and Canada, after they had escaped the German occupation of Norway during World War II.-Background:...

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The film opens with the execution of a British spy who was sent to support partisan activities. A small man team is assembled which consists of Capt. Robert Owen, a Canadian, Sgt. Harry Hall, a Briton and a Norwegian called Lt. Erik Falken. The team parachutes in and soon after arriving Falken is recognised by a local woman who reports them to her German lover and Dalberg a puppet of the German authorities. A team is sent to capture them but after they overpower their captors and free the general from the prison camp they are soon being pursued by the German authorities.

Once on the road in a captured German car they are attacked and forced to take shelter after Heden is hurt. They send Falken to get assistance from a doctor but he is betrayed once again by the same woman whom he had known when growing up in his hometown. The Germans take Falken alive and, pretending to be the doctor they requested, capture Owen near the house they are hiding in. Hall manages to keep Heden in safety in the house.

Owen misleads the Germans about their escape plans and after the Germans have realised their mistake they are surprised to find that the two prisoners have been freed by Dalberg. Owen and Falken manages to return to Hall and Heden and the party moves off to rendezvous with the incoming commandos and Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 boats.

The film includes real footage from the raids on German occupying forces in Norway carried out by the British Commandos in March and December of 1941

Cast

• Lyle Talbot
  Lyle Talbot
  Lyle Talbot , born Lisle Henderson, was an American actor on stage and screen, best known for his long career in movies from 1931 to 1960 and for his frequent appearances on TV in the 1950s and '60s, including his decade-long role as Joe Randolph on television's The Adventures of Ozzie and...
  
   as Capt. Robert Owen
• June Duprez
  June Duprez
  June Duprez was an English film actress.The daughter of American vaudeville performer Fred Duprez, she was born in Teddington, Middlesex, England, during an air raid in the final months of World War I....
  
   as Inga Beckering
• Victor Varconi
  Victor Varconi
  Victor Varconi was a highly successful silent film star in Hungary. Born Mihály Várkonyi in Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary, he was the first Hungarian actor to make a film in the United States....
  
   as Col. Otto von Ritter
• George N. Neise
  George N. Neise
  George N. Neise was an American character actor. He made over 120 film and television appearances between 1942 and 1978.-Career:Born in Chicago, Neise began his career playing soldiers in war-themed films...
  
   as Lt. Erik Falken
• Charley Rogers
  Charley Rogers
  Charley Rogers was an English film actor, director and screenwriter, best known for his association with Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in 37 films between 1912 and 1954...
  
   as Sgt. Harry Hall
• Paul Baratoff as General Heden
• Leslie Denison as Capt. Ralph Deane
• Crane Whitley as Doctor
• Sven Hugo Borg
  Sven Hugo Borg
  -Biography:Sven Hugo Borg was born in Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden. Early in his career, Borg was a secretary with the Swedish Consulate in Los Angeles. While working at the consulate he met the actress Greta Garbo who had recently arrived in Hollywood. Garbo asked Borg to be her interpreter for an...
  
   as Dalberg
• Eric Wilton as General Lloyd
• Pierce Lyden
  Pierce Lyden
  Pierce Lyden was an American actor best known for his work in television and film Westerns.-Early life:Pierce Lyden was born in a sod house on a ranch near Hildreth in rural Franklin County, Nebraska, on January 8, 1908. Son of a horse buyer for the U.S...
  
   as Braun, Ritter's Aide
• John Beck as Mr. Sandling, Beggar
• Robert Fischer
  Robert Fischer
  Robert Fischer may refer to:*Robert Fischer *Bobby Fischer, chess grandmaster*Robert Fischer, character in InceptionSee also*Robert Fisher *Bob Fisher...
  
   as Major Von Memel
• Sigfrid Tor as German Lieutenant
• Brian O'Hara as Lammet, Radio Broadcaster
• 'Snub' Pollard as Bertie, Messenger / Orderly
• Bruce Kellogg as Sentry