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The Fallen Sparrow

The Fallen Sparrow (1943)

1943-08-19 · 94 min · Rating 5.98/10 (30 votes)

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.

Keywords

film noir footsteps post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) prisoner of war spanish civil war (1936-39) trauma

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