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- BFI identifier27260
- Date1941 (Copyright)
1941-09-15 (Release) - Production countryUSA, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisRomantic drama about the love of a American journalist and a Polish airman-pianist. (Synopsis) Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, Stefan Radetzky, is hospitalised in England through injuries sustained while in combat, having lost his memory. As Radetzky plays the piano in a trance-like state, the story moves back in time to war-torn Warsaw. During an air-raid, Radetzky meets American journalist Carole, and there is a mutual attraction. Following the fall of Poland, Radetzky and Irish pilot, Mike, who had been fighting with the Polish Air Force, escape to Rumania and then on to America. Radetzky continues his musical career in America and meets up again with Carole, shortly after which they get married. However, when he hears of the formation of Polish squadrons in the Royal Air Force in Britain he longs to join them, much against Carole's protestations. Mike goes to England, but Carole holds Stefan back, saying his music is more important. With the fall of France, Stefan can no longer stay in America and he tells Carole he must go. She replies that if he does go, it will be the end for them both. Stefan leaves anyway. During the Battle of Britain, Mike is killed in action, Stefan partly blaming himself for this as they had argued over Stefan refusing to answer Carole's letters just prior to Mike taking off to intercept German bombers. In a following aerial action, Stefan's guns malfunction and he rams a bomber with his fighter. It was following this incident that he was hospitalised, but by playing his music and the presence of Carole, who has come over from America to be with him, Stefan regains his memory and they both embrace. (Synopsis)
- Work historyIn the contemporary press book, the character played by Guy Middleton is cited as 'Shorty', but in the film itself he is actually called 'Whisky'. There is no cast list citing character names among the film's on-screen credits. No British companies are mentioned in the credits.
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- CastAnton Walbrook (Stefan Radetzky)
Sally Gray (Carol Peters)
Derrick de Marney (Mike Carroll)
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Title
Dangerous Moonlight (Original)
Suicide Squadron (Alternative)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/0838-74BB-C763-D53A-99EC-DCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Digital documentsBFI Southbank Programme Notes May 2017
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Work - 27260 - 1941 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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