They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love (1941)

GIVE ME THIS DANCE...AND I'LL GLADLY DIE TO SAVE THE MAN YOU BELONG TO!

An Austrian prince flees his homeland when the Nazis take over and settles in London. After meeting a beautiful Austrian émigré who makes him realize his mistake in leaving, he strikes a deal with the Nazis to return in exchange for some Austrian prisoners, but quickly discovers that the Nazis are not to be trusted.

Date of release
1941-05-16
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
War, Drama
Director
James Whale

Casting

Interesting facts

They Dare Not Love is a 1941 American romantic war drama film directed by James Whale and starring George Brent, Martha Scott and Paul Lukas. Whale left the picture before the end of production; it was the last film released to credit him as director.

Production

A The Hollywood Reporter article, toward the end of production, reported that Charles Vidor took over from director James Whale, who had fallen ill with the flu. Later, reports of difficulties on set surfaced, including allegations that Whale was abusive toward the cast. Writer Charles Bennett blamed Columbia head Harry Cohn, speculating about a personality conflict and saying that the firing was "...

They Dare Not Love was Whale's last completed film. He directed a segment of the 1952 RKO film Face to Face, "Hello Out There", but it was not included in the released film.

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