Dad's Movies: "Northern Pursuit"

 This time, it's another WW2 movie, made during the war:  Northern Pursuit (1943). 

An above-average show for its time and nicely balances the propagandistic elements with a straight adventure story. Unlike some movies of its kind, this one doesn't paint the Nazis as clowns or fools; a credible threat indeed. The plot is far from original, but works decently here. 

Flynn is his usual suave action hero self, doing what would have been a James Bond-like turn, had he been doing movies decades later. The supporting case does well with the material. The Germans actually speak German some of the time (no subtitles but that wasn't really a thing, then) and even the indigenous characters, who don't look like white actors in makeup, speak (what I assume is) their own language. 

The production looks fairly expensive with a mix of studio sets and some locations--quite good for the era. 

I can imaging my Dad seeing this on a break from working at the aircraft factory during the war. A fun diversion.