Rendezvous (DVD)

Intrigue, plot twists and romantic jealousy drive this riveting World War I espionage thriller starring William Powell as a decoding expert assigned to office work instead of the combat role he longed to play. But there is no shortage of action as he becomes involved with a socialite (Rosalind Russell) whose uncle, the Assistant Secretary of War (Samuel S. Hinds), sends him into a world of German spies, a Russian mistress (Binnie Barnes) and betrayal at almost every turn. As he helps to orchestrate and decipher some of the most secret maneuvers in the war, it is not long before his own life is in danger. Authentic touches are no doubt supplied by the real-life head of the U.S. Secret Service, Herbert O. Yardley, on whose book, American Black Chamber, the film is based. Two familiar faces play un-credited cameos: the Marx Brothers renowned Margaret Dumont is Mrs. Hendricks and Mickey Rooney is the Country Boy. *Please be aware that this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a DVD-R disc. It should play in all standard DVD players.

Starring: William Powell, Rosalind Russell, Binnie Barnes, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero, Charley Grapewin, Howard Hickman, Charles Trowbridge, Murray Kinnell, Sterling Holloway, Mickey Rooney, Charles Grapewin, Samuel S. Hinds, Henry Stephenson, Frank Reicher, Leonard Mudie, Charles Wilson, Melville Cooper, Bert Morehouse, Blair Davies, Cyril Ring, Rollo Dix, Earl Eby, Bob Perry, Henry Mowbray, Mary Forbes, Lowden Adams, Eric Wilton, Winter Hall, Sherry Hall, John Arthur, Leonid Snegoff, Jack Hatfield, William Stack, Richard Powell, Samuel R. McDaniel, James P. Burtis, James Flavin, Arno Frey, Al Bridge, Jeanie Roberts, Bernadene Hayes, Harry "Zoop" Welsh, Morgan Wallace, Monty Vandegrift, Rudolph Amendt, Sam Ash, Sidney Bracy, Frank Lackteen, Charles Coleman, Wally Maher, Harry C. Bradley, Lee Kohlmar, Tom Dugan, Guy Usher

Director: Lawrence Weingarten