This is a charming little yarn showcasing Elsa Lanchester on her own for a change. She is a British cleaning woman ("Mrs. Muggins") who, in possession of her late husband's "lucky" glass eye, sets off from a bombed London to get herself a job as a cleaner in Hitler's own Chancellory and to assassinate him. It's all a bit far fetched, but has some fun touches - the photo of her late husband is Charles Laughton; she washes the windows then wipes her hands on the Nazi flag - and in general, as the deaf and dumb "Frau Müller", she runs rings around the German military elite. Rarely seen nowadays, but certainly worth a watch.

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Passport to Destiny
"Only the Nazis don't think it's so funny!"
1944 • 1h 5m • ★ 4.8 (9 votes) Released
An English charwoman, believing herself protected by a magic eye amulet, travels to Nazi Germany to personally assassinate Adolf Hitler.
Director
Ray McCarey
Screenplay
Muriel Roy Bolton
Screenplay
Val Burton
Rating
4.8
Runtime
65 min
Production
RKO Radio PicturesTop Billed Cast
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★ 6/10 • Jun 30, 2022
Keywords
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