Cloak and Dagger (1946): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Cloak and Dagger is a 1946 war thriller directed by Fritz Lang, starring Gary Cooper as Prof. Alvah Jesper, Helene Thimig and Marjorie Hoshelle. It runs 1 hour 46 minutes and earned $9.7 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 46m (106 min)
- Director
- Fritz Lang
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Cloak and Dagger About?
The premise of Cloak and Dagger without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
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Cloak and Dagger Themes & Keywords
· 24 tags- espionage
- gin martini
- pitchblende
- beer
- cigar smoking
- reference to dante alighieri
- nuclear weapon
- spy thriller
- atomic physicist
- atomic weaponry research
- atom bomb
- hiding in the back of a truck
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- undercover agent
- secret agent
- reference to benito mussolini
- reference to lazarus
- nuclear fusion
- forged letter
- italian resistance
- self sacrifice
- nuclear science
- behind enemy lines
- nazi occupied italy
- world war two
Cloak and Dagger Cast & Characters
Gary Cooper leads the cast as Prof. Alvah Jesper, with Helene Thimig as Katerin Lodor and Marjorie Hoshelle as Ann Dawson. Directed by Fritz Lang; 23 actors are credited in all.
- Director Fritz Lang
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Gary Cooper as Prof. Alvah Jesper - Helene Thimig as Katerin Lodor
- Marjorie Hoshelle as Ann Dawson
- Vladimir Sokoloff as Polda
Also Starring in Cloak and Dagger
· 19 more- Dan Sheridan British Adjutant
- Lilli Palmer Gina
- James Flavin Col. Walsh
- Marc Lawrence Luigi
- Robert Coote Cronin
- Ludwig Stössel The German
- Dan Seymour Marsoli
- Yola d'Avril First Nurse
- Claire Du Brey
- J. Edward Bromberg Trenk
- Charles Marsh Erich
- Patrick O'Moore The Englishman
- Lex Barker
- Robert Alda Pinkie
- Gil Perkins
- Lotte Stein Nurse
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More from Fritz Lang
More films directed by Fritz Lang: Metropolis (re-release), Giorgio Moroder’s Metropolis, Journey to the Lost City and The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse.
Cloak and Dagger Plot Summary
What happens in Cloak and Dagger from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 1944, a handsome bachelor and nuclear physicist named Alvah Jesper [Gary Cooper] is working in the United States on the Manhattan Project to build a nuclear bomb. Recruited into the Office of Strategic Services, his mission is to make contact with a Hungarian nuclear physicist, Katerin Lodor [Helene Thimig], who has been involved with the German project and has fled to neutral Switzerland. Flown into Switzerland, Alvah discovers the country is teeming with German agents who, after a single brief conversation with Katerin, abduct her. By befriending and then blackmailing Ann Dawson [Marjorie Hoshelle], an attractive American who has become a German asset, he learns where Katerin is being held, but an OSS raid on the building fails and Katerin is shot dead.
Full summary
The whole story of Cloak and Dagger, scene by scene
Cloak and Dagger Box Office
Cloak and Dagger grossed $9.7 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$9.7M
- US & Canada
- $9.7M
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What is the profession of the film's main character, Alvah Jesper?
Cars in Cloak and Dagger
7 cars on screen, including the 1934 Bedford WLG and the 1936 Opel 2,0 Liter.
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1935 Vauxhall Big Six Minor role
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Cloak and Dagger FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Cloak and Dagger, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Cloak and Dagger?
Cloak and Dagger runs 1 hour 46 minutes (106 minutes).
When was Cloak and Dagger released?
Cloak and Dagger was released on September 5, 1946.
Who directed Cloak and Dagger?
Cloak and Dagger was directed by Fritz Lang.
More films by Fritz Lang Who is in the cast of Cloak and Dagger?
Cloak and Dagger stars Gary Cooper as Prof. Alvah Jesper, Helene Thimig as Katerin Lodor and Marjorie Hoshelle as Ann Dawson, among 23 credited actors.
How much did Cloak and Dagger make at the box office?
Cloak and Dagger grossed $9.7 million worldwide.
Does Cloak and Dagger have a post-credit scene?
No. Cloak and Dagger has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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