Watch on the Rhine (Warner) is Lillian Hellman's successful anti-Nazi play without a Nazi in it,* transferred almost bodily to celluloid. That play and film are alike as two swastikas is small wonder.
Herman Shumlin, who produced and directed the play, directed the picture. He knew he had a good thing in his stage cast, moved most of the principals from footlights to Kleig lights.
This smart move permanently preserves one of the notable performances of recent years—Paul Lukas' portrayal of Kurt Muller, the mild-looking German engineer who has long been risking his neck...
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