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Much of the action of this exotic Cold War adventure concerning the smuggling of atomic components from behind the Iron Curtain is set in various plushly appointed hotels in Istanbul, Sofia and Athens, although it was actually shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City.

Two dudes in big suits (Gene Raymond and Mischa Auer) encounter two ladies in even bigger shoulders, comprising Raymond's wartime old flame Sigrid Gurie and shady lady Patricia Morison (who also gets to sing). The original Cinecolor for the most part now looks more like sepia; but something of Alfred Ybarra's handsome production design still survives, while William Clothier enhances the general atmosphere with suitably noirish lighting.