The Fallen Sparrow
No woman was going to play him for a sucker!
Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon returning to America, McKittrick hears that a friend has committed suicide, and he begins to smell a rat. During his investigation, McKittrick questions three beautiful women, one of whom has a tie to his refugee past. Pursued by Nazi operatives, McKittrick learns of the death of another friend, and begins to suspect the dark Dr. Skaas.
- Year: 1943
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
- Keyword: post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), prisoner of war, trauma, spanish civil war (1936-39), film noir, footsteps
- Director: Richard Wallace
- Cast: John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Patricia Morison, Martha O'Driscoll, Bruce Edwards
