Der englische Agent Ralph Denistoun wird im Zweiten Weltkrieg nach Deutschland geschickt, um an die Formel für ein Giftgas zu gelangen. Ohne Tarnung und Ortskenntnisse im Schwarzwald ist diese Aufgabe aussichtslos. Nur mit Hilfe der geheimnisvollen Zigeunerin Lydia kann er seine Mission erfüllen und das spannende Katz-und-Maus-Spiel mit den Nazis gewinnen.

English Summary:

Golden Earrings is a 1947 romantic spy film made by Paramount Pictures and starring Ray Milland and Marlene Dietrich. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen and produced by Harry Tugend from a screenplay by Frank Butler, Helen Deutsch and Abraham Polonsky, based on a novel by Jolán Földes. The music score was by Victor Young and the cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp.

The film's haunting song, "Golden Earrings", sung in the movie by Murvyn Vye, was a hit recording in 1947-48 by Peggy Lee.

Plot

Starting in London, England in 1946 after World War II had been declared over, at a Hotel two items were delivered: a small package for a retired British Major General Ralph Denistoun, and a telegram for an American named Quentin Reynolds. The boy who was the bellhop dropped the telegram off to Quentin Reynolds first and he then took the small package across the room to Ralph Denistoun. When Ralph saw on the box where it had come from he got behind a curtain and opened it. The package had a pair of golden earrings in it.

Cast / Besetzung

• Ray Milland as Ralph Denistoun
• Marlene Dietrich as Lydia
• Murvyn Vye as Zoltan
• Bruce Lester as Richard Byrd
• Dennis Hoey as Hoff
• Quentin Reynolds as himself
• Reinhold Schünzel as Prof. Otto Krosigk
• Ivan Triesault as Maj. Reimann
• Hermine Sterler as Greta Krosigk