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Captain Carey, USA
UNITED STATES · 1950

Captain Carey, USA

Mitchell Leisen
post-war redemption betrayal and espionage military guilt lost love revenge investigation
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Synopsis

Near the end of World War II, a secret American raid on an enemy transportation hub goes very wrong when a turncoat warns the enemy. Led by Capt. Webster Carey, the mission causes the deaths of many bystanders -- among them, Carey believes, his Italian girlfriend, Giulia de Graffi. Back home, Carey stumbles across evidence that might uncover the identity of the informant. But, when he returns to I

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