They Made Her a Spy

In the late 1930s, Hollywood made quite a few spy films. After all, WWII has brewing and eventually broke out in Europe and Americans were interested in it. However, the US government created a neutrality law which was likely unconstitutional, as it prevented Hollywood from taking sides in the war...so if they made spy films, the studios were careful not to mention which countries were spying on America! This is a bit confusing, I know, and the first film to ignore this law was "Confussions of a Nazi Spy"...and it got away with it because it was based on a real German spy ring in the US which had just been uncovered. So, as you watch "They Made Her a Spy", you'll likely notice that no enemy nation is mentioned...which is strange.

When the movie begins, a military inventor and one other person are killed when his invention was sabotaged. His sister is angry and volunteers to help the US government round up the spies responsible. At first, she's able to infiltrate the ring and gives them copies of a treaty. Then, she steals blank US passports. Now, they begin to trust her more and have her meet an agent who swam to shore. What's next? See the film.

Apart from the film being a bit predictable when it comes to the real identity of the two agents, it is a dandy and entertaining film. Despite being essentially a B-movie, it's well made and well worth seeing...even if you never have an idea who the evil spies are working for in the movie!