Man at Large

Man at Large

A story so timely, so thrilling that it might have been ripped from today's startling headlines!

1941 · 70 min · ★ 6.5 · War, Mystery, Thriller

FBI agent Bob Grayson works in collaboration with Max, a British agent posing as a fugitive German aviator. Meanwhile, fearless girl reporter Dallas Dayle is assigned by her editor to track down the enemy aviator and get an exclusive story. When she catches up with Grayson and Max, Dallas is under the impression that Grayson is a rival reporter and Max is the genuine fugitive.

Directed by Eugene Forde · Written by John Francis Larkin

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