The Unwritten Code 1944

The Unwritten Code is an offbeat, better-than-average Columbia wartime "B" picture. Though Ann Savage and Tom Neal are top-billed, the central character is supporting-actor Roland Varno. He plays a Nazi spy who sneaks into the U.S., hoping to release hundreds of German prisoners. He fails, but not until plenty of bullets have been spent. The most interesting aspect of The Unwritten Code is the casting of Savage and Neal as the "good" characters: in 1945, these two cult favorites would play the decidedly unsavory protagonists of the film noir classic Detour.

Cast:

Ann Savage
Mary Lee Norris 

Tom Neal
Sgt. Terry Hunter 

Roland Varno
Cpl. Karl Richter 

Howard Freeman
Mr. Norris 

Mary Currier
Mrs. Norris 

Bobby Larson
Willie Norris