Die Spur des Fremden
(1946)
Regisseur:
Orson WellesSchauspieler:
Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles, Philip Merivale, Richard Long, Konstantin Shayne, Byron Keith, Billy House, Martha Wentworth, Erskine Sanford, Brother TheodoreEine idyllische Kleinstadt im amerikanischen Mittelwesten kurz nach dem 2. Weltkrieg. Der nette Charles Rankin, den Orson Welles selbst spielt, schickt sich an, die hübsche Lehrertochter Mary zu ehelichen. Doch am Vorabend ihrer Hochzeit kommt ein furchtbarer Verdacht auf: Ist Rankin in Wirklichkeit der ehemalige KZ-Kommandant Franz Kindler, der sich hinter der Maske des Biedermanns verbirgt?
Wilson of the War Crimes Commission is seeking Franz Kindler, mastermind of the Holocaust, who has effectively erased his identity. Wilson releases Kindler's former comrade Meinike and follows him to Harper, Connecticut, where he is killed before he can identify Kindler. Now Wilson's only clue is Kindler's fascination with antique clocks; but, though Kindler seems secure in his new identity, he feels his past closing in.
Wilson of the War Crimes Commission is seeking Franz Kindler, mastermind of the Holocaust, who has effectively erased his identity. Wilson releases Kindler's former comrade Meinike and follows him to Harper, Connecticut, where he is killed before he can identify Kindler. Now Wilson's only clue is Kindler's fascination with antique clocks; but, though Kindler seems secure in his new identity, he feels his past closing in.
