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by the German writer Martha Albrand, who had been living in the United States since 1937. It was initially serialized in a slightly different version under the title ''Dishonored'' in ''

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''.Deutsch p.286

Synopsis

During

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American

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operative Webster Carr was betrayed to the Germans on a small Italian island. After the war he returns again to uncover who it was who gave him away.

Film adaptation

In 1950 it was adapted into the

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film ''

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'' directed by

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and starring

Alan Ladd Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake ...

Wanda Hendrix Dixie Wanda Hendrix (November 3, 1928 – February 1, 1981) was an American film and television actress. Early life Hendrix's father was a logging foreman, and she was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She was performing in a school play in Ja ...

and

Francis Lederer Francis Lederer (November 6, 1899 Prague – May 25, 2000) was an Austro-Hungarian Empire-born American film and stage actor with a successful career, first in Europe, then in the United States. His original name was Franz (Czech František) Le ...

References

Bibliography

* Deutsch, James I. ''Coming Home from "The Good War": World War II Veterans as Depicted in American Film and Fiction''. George Washington University, 1991. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. 1948 American novels 1948 German novels Novels by Martha Albrand German thriller novels Novels set in Italy German novels adapted into films Random House books {{1940s-thriller-novel-stub