Abenteuer in Panama (1942)

Abenteuer in Panama: Directed by John Huston, Vincent Sherman. With Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Charles Halton. In December 1941, ex-army captain Rick Leland boards a Japanese ship heading to Asia via the Panama Canal where his Japanese hosts show interest in the American defense plans for the canal zone.

“u0026quot;Across the Pacificu0026quot; is a fairly well done spy movie that takes place in the last days before Americau0026#39;s entry into World War II. Rick Leland (Humphrey Bogart) is cashiered from the U.S. Army for stealing funds. The events that follow involve a love interest (Mary Astor) and an enemy agent (Sydney Greenstreet) and a trip on a passenger ship from New York to the Panama Canal. Humphrey Bogart as an American spy is convincing in a role that might have been played by Sean Connery 20 years later.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe subplot of a Japanese plot to torpedo the Panama Canal and put it out of action was a case of truth being stranger than fiction with the recent revelation of Japanese submarines which carried planes designed to knock the canal out, but which were never used. u0026quot;Across the Pacificu0026quot; has humor, action and romance and is one of Bogartu0026#39;s lesser known but very good movies.”