Secret Command (1944): Cast & Plot
Secret Command is a 1944 war drama directed by A. Edward Sutherland, starring Pat O'Brien as Sam Gallagher, Ruth Warrick and Chester Morris. It runs 1 hour 22 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 22m (82 min)
- Director
- A. Edward Sutherland
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Secret Command About?
The premise of Secret Command without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Sam Gallagher returns to Los Angeles as a Navy undercover operative, taking a job at the shipyards where his brother Jeff works as a foreman. Jeff resents Sam’s past abandonment and fears Sam will win back Lea Damaron, Jeff’s girlfriend and Sam’s former love. While Sam hunts Nazi saboteurs in the plant, he grows closer to Jill McGann, an agent posing as his wife, deepening the intrigue.
Secret Command Themes & Keywords
· 36 tags- nazi
- shipyard
- brother
- government agent
- saboteur
- aircraft carrier
- fbi agent
- gestapo
- sabotage
- german
- spy
- secret agent
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- deception
- double cross
- frustration
- undercover agent
- assembly line
- hard hat
- war refugee
- orphan girl
- orphan boy
- damsel in distress
- stock footage
- work crew
- slang
- cigarette smoking
- drowning
- time bomb
- held at gunpoint
- gunfire
- war orphan
- bickering
- fake family
- 1940s
- melodrama
- world war two
Secret Command Cast & Characters
Pat O'Brien leads the cast as Sam Gallagher, with Ruth Warrick as Lea Damaron and Chester Morris as Jeff Gallagher. Directed by A. Edward Sutherland; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director A. Edward Sutherland
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Pat O'Brien as Sam Gallagher -
Ruth Warrick as Lea Damaron -
Chester Morris as Jeff Gallagher - Charles D. Brown as James Thane
Also Starring in Secret Command
· 21 more- Carole Landis Jill McCann
- Carol Nugent Joan
- Richard Lyon Paul
- Howard Freeman Max Lessing
- Wallace Ford Miller
- Frank Fenton Simms
- Barton MacLane Red Kelly
- Cyril Ring Parrish (uncredited)
- Ray Teal Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
- Mary Gordon Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
- Vernon Dent Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
- Dewey Robinson Jack Shaw (uncredited)
- Dorothy Vernon Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
- Matt Mchugh Curly
- Frank Sully Shawn
- John Tyrrell Yard Messenger (uncredited)
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- Tom Tully Brownell
- George McKay Joe Day (uncredited)
- Erik Rolf Ben Royall
- Dusty Anderson Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
- Pat Parrish Nurse (uncredited)
More from A. Edward Sutherland
More films directed by A. Edward Sutherland: Having Wonderful Crime, Follow the Boys, Dixie and The Navy Comes Through.
Secret Command Plot Summary
What happens in Secret Command from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Sam Gallagher lands a job at a busy shipyard during World War II, stepping into the day-to-day grind with the reluctant help of his brother Jeff Gallagher, who serves as his boss. The relationship between the brothers is tense from the start: Sam has vanished for long stretches, missing a letter Jeff sent about their dying mother, and the silence has left hard feelings simmering beneath the surface. The ensemble around them is equally complicated, as Lea Damaron — Jeff’s former girlfriend — greets Sam with mixed emotions. She’s happy to see him at first, but her sweet welcome shivers when she learns he’s “married” with two children, a deception that deepens the pool of suspicion at the yard.
Full summary
The whole story of Secret Command, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Secret Command?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of Sam Gallagher's brother who also works as his boss at the shipyard?
Secret Command Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “秘密命令” and “Les saboteurs”.
- Also known as
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- 秘密命令
- Les saboteurs
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Secret Command FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Secret Command, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Secret Command?
Secret Command runs 1 hour 22 minutes (82 minutes).
When was Secret Command released?
Secret Command was released on July 30, 1944.
Who directed Secret Command?
Secret Command was directed by A. Edward Sutherland.
More films by A. Edward Sutherland Who is in the cast of Secret Command?
Secret Command stars Pat O'Brien as Sam Gallagher, Ruth Warrick as Lea Damaron and Chester Morris as Jeff Gallagher, among 25 credited actors.
Does Secret Command have a post-credit scene?
No. Secret Command has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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