The Conspirators (1944) "MGM"

The Conspirators (1944) "MGM"Negulesco and noir a heady brew. Jean Negulesco proved his stunning noir debut The Mask of Dimitrios was no fluke by following up with an astonishing run of film noir classics, starting with the war noir intrigue and romance of The Conspirators. Hedy Lamarr (The Heavenly Body) headlines a cast of Casablanca veterans (Paul Henreid and "The Masters of Mystery," Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre) as the mysterious Irene Von Mohr, whose secrets lie at

But thanks to his pure heart and good luck

But normalcy is not easily achieved

Wry and romantic

a reworking of 1937's Kid Galahad

Fred decides to forego any possible hero worship because of his uniform and dons civilian clothes

Looking into the eye of a killer is a fearful thing

in the last of the seven films they made together)

Laura Reynolds (Elizabeth Taylor) is a free spirit

Before he saddled up with Nevada jack (Johnny Mack Brown)

but for its unexpected and intriguing cast

The Las Vegas Story also features three songs by costar Hoagy Carmichael: "The Monkey Song

an explosives expert