This was done during WWII and came across as an act of homeland worship/reverence more than a story as such. Bucking up the home front so to speak.
The actual story was idiotic...an unusually stupid attempt at a mystery...and I found the American character a bit too hayseed/indiana to stomach. And the ending sequence at the cathedral was as reverential as anything Hollywood has done around religion...with heavenly choirs, liturgical music, etc.
But the film was well shot. I felt I should give it some slack because of the times. Today it stands as an historical curiousity more than an accomplished film.
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