I See A Dark Stranger (1946)

Set during WWII, a young Irish lass (Deborah Kerr) with strong anti-British sentiments leaves her hometown to go to Dublin in the hopes of joining the Irish Republican Army. However, she is duped by a German spy (Raymond Huntley) into working for the Nazis. Directed by Frank Launder (BLUE MURDER AT ST. TRINIAN'S), this spy thriller with a surprising amount of humor puts us in a bind. We're charmed by the naive colleen played by the appealing Kerr but she's a Nazi spy! Released after the war ended, one wonders how the movie would have been received if released while the war was still on. Kerr received the New York Film Critics award for best actress for this film (shared with her BLACK NARCISSUS role) and she's delightful. You can see why Hollywood imported her. She has a nice chemistry with her romantic lead Trevor Howard who plays a British officer on vacation. Inexplicably retitled THE ADVENTURESS in the U.S. With David Tomlinson, Liam Redmond, Joan Hickson, Torin Thatcher and Patricia Laffan.