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]. With the Spanish Civil War at its height, Denard (Charles Boyer), an agent for the Republicans, meets Rose Cullen (Lauren Bacall) in an English port, while en route to prevent her father from selling coal to the Fascists.
2. Missing their train to London, Denard and Rose hire a car, get stalled in a roadhouse run by Captain Currie (George Coulouris), who knows Rose, but whom Denard recognizes as an enemy agent.
3. Slipping away, Denard is headed off by Licata (Victor Francen), a Fascist operative, Rose and Capt. Currie, takes a beating from Licata's chauffeur before escaping to London.
4. In a London hotel run by Mrs. Melandez (Katina Paxinou), Denard makes friends with Else (Wanda Hendrix) a young servant, who warns him that Mrs. Melandez and a certain Contreras are after him. Mrs. Melandez learns of the warning and forces Else into a fatal fall.
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"CONFIDENTIAL AGENT"
CREDITS
A Warner Bros. Picture. Produced by Robert Buckner. Directed by Herman Shumlin. Cast: Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall. Katina Paxinou. Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, Georse Coulouris, Wanda Hendrix, John Warburton. From Novel by Graham Greene. Photography by James Wong Howe, A.S.C.
5. Suspected of Else's murder, Denard is apprehended but escapes from detectives and corners Contreras (Peter Lorre). He is saved the bother of avenging the child's murder when Contreras dies of a heart attack. Mrs. Melandez also takes her life by drinking poison.
5. Rose takes Denard to Neil Forbes (John Warburton), her father's partner and her ardent admirer, who informs Denard that the Fascists will not get the coal. He arranges Denard's passage to Spain on a tramp steamer. Aboard he finds Rose is going with him.
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