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Margin for Error

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Margin for Error

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6.3TMDB19431h 14m

TMDB6.3/10 · 7 votes

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TMDB6.3/10 · 7 votes

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Overview

When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.

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Top cast

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Sophia Baumer

Milton Berle

Milton Berle

Moe Finkelstein

Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

Karl Baumer

Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond

Baron Max von Alvenstor

Howard Freeman

Howard Freeman

Otto Horst

Poldi Dur

Poldi Dur

Frieda Schmidt

Clyde Fillmore

Clyde Fillmore

Dr. Jennings

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Pharmacist

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Medical Examiner

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Fingerprint Expert

Ludwig Donath

Ludwig Donath

Hitler's Voice

Ferike Boros

Ferike Boros

Mrs. Finkelstein

Gary Breckner

Gary Breckner

American Announcer

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Pete - Dice-Playing Soldier

Ruth Cherrington

Ruth Cherrington

Dowager

Crew

Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

Director

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

Screenplay

Lillie Hayward

Lillie Hayward

Screenplay

Ralph Dietrich

Ralph Dietrich

Producer

Edward Cronjager

Edward Cronjager

Director of Photography

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Louis R. Loeffler

Louis R. Loeffler

Editor

Earl Luick

Earl Luick

Costume Design

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Director: Otto Preminger
Released: 1943
Runtime: 1h 14m
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime, War
Scores: TMDB6.3/10 · 7 votes