During the Revolutionary War, American Major John Boulton feigns desertion in order to uncover a British plot to seize the stronghold of West Point.During the Revolutionary War, American Major John Boulton feigns desertion in order to uncover a British plot to seize the stronghold of West Point.During the Revolutionary War, American Major John Boulton feigns desertion in order to uncover a British plot to seize the stronghold of West Point.
Peter Adams
- Lt. Blair
- (uncredited)
Don Anderson
- Trial Spectator
- (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
- Servant
- (uncredited)
John Blackburn
- Captain
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaDuring the Revolutionary War, as many as 25% of colonists remained loyal to Britain, though not all were actively involved in undermining the revolution. One prominent loyalist was Benjamin Franklin's son William, who was the last colonial governor of New Jersey and a commander of loyalists that conducted guerrilla warfare in the New York City area. The British commander in New York often disapproved of Franklin's tactics. Estranged from his famous father, Franklin went into exile in London after the war and lived there until his death.
- Goofs"Blow the Man Down" is heard on the soundtrack during a scene involving the man o' war. The sea shanty was composed anonymously in the 1860s, eighty-odd years after the incidents in this film.
- Quotes
Maj. John Boulton: It's a curious name for a man... Evelyn.
Maj. John Andre: He's a curious man.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
- SoundtracksBlow the Man Down
(uncredited)
Anonymously written sea shanty of the 1860s
Heard integrated into soundtrack during boat scene
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Unusual for John Sturges this spy adventure yarn, taking place in the USA during the late eighteenth century. It is a bit talkative, a bit much but interesting to watch. Not my favourite fromTHE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN director. I will watch it again later, not now, because it brings something that most other adventure films from this period don't. Not the most known from Sturges, and the production design is absolutely well done, convincing. But I am not a historian, so I won't comment the accuracy or not of the details of this movie. I was glad to see this one, which I had never heard about before the late eighties. I did not know that Sturges made this feature.
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- $1,600,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- 2.55 : 1
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