Passport to Destiny
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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 Pictures RKO Radio Pictures

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CinemaSerf
★ 6/10 Jun 30, 2022

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.

Keywords

berlin, germanynazicleaning ladyraf (royal air force)superstitiondeaf-muteworld war iistowawayeye ballamuletinvulnerabilityprison escapemagical objectair raidbombardmentlucky charmtrain travelscrubwomanlondon blitzwar widowanti-fascismadolf hitlerno fearnazi germanymop buckethitler parodyglass eyegerman resistance

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