Notorious
Notorious
Following the conviction of her German father for treason against the U.S., Alicia Huberman takes to drink and men. She is approached by a government agent (T.R. Devlin) who asks her to spy on a group of her father's Nazi friends operating out of Rio de Janeiro. A romance develops between Alicia and Devlin, but she starts to get too involved in her work.
adecaria reviewedJanuary 6, 2025
Watched this after reading a list of the top spy movies of all time. While the film showcases wonderful camera work and often clever use of innuendo, Cary Grant's restrained performance as Mr. Devlin leaves a wide romantic gap between he and his love interest, Alicia. The gap proves a little too much to be be fully closed by Ingrid Bergman, who does much of the romantic weightlifting in this film along with a terrific performance from Claude Rains as Sebastian. It's a good,l spy movie, but not top twenty.