Nazi Agent

Double dose of Conrad Veidt. I'm a big fan of his, but even for me his voice became too monotone when having a conversation with himself. Other than that, Nazi Agent (1942) was a competent spy drama. Not super exciting, but with these kinds of films it's more about "will he get busted or won't he" without cranking up the suspense level too high continually. Veidt would go on to make Casablanca (1942) and Above Suspicion (1943) before abruptly dying and without seeing the eventual Nazi downfall.

This is a fun movie. Veidt kills it in the double role. Loved the ending!

A wartime propaganda programmer ably directed by the young Dassin. Because this is a dual role, Veidt gets to be a good guy--or a good guy pretending to be a bad guy--for most of the movie. He breaks free from the Nazi stereotype he had been reduced to, gets a chance to show his humanity and have a real love interest, and there is even one moment--while he and his love gaze at the moon--when the youthful beauty of Caesare the Somnambulist shines through his aging face.