Captain Carey, U.S.A. is a 1950 American crime thriller film noir directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Alan Ladd and Wanda Hendrix . An American returns to post– World War II Italy to bring a traitor to justice. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures . The film was based on the 1948 novel After Midnight by Martha Albrand . It was filmed under the title O.S.S. and then the title After Midnight .
18-451: [REDACTED] Look up Carey or carey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Carey may refer to: Names [ edit ] Carey (given name) , a given name Carey (surname) , a surname List of people with surname Carey Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Carey Group , British Columbia; in
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54-497: A 1950 American film "Carey" (song) , a 1971 song by the Canadian singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell Carey Bible , the first Roman Catholic version of the Bible printed in the United States See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Carey All pages with titles containing Carey Carrie (disambiguation) Carry (disambiguation) Cary (disambiguation) Karey (disambiguation) Justice Carey (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
72-949: A locale near the eastern end of Wyoming Highway 95 Carey Block , historic building in Wyoming Carey Farm Site , a prehistoric archaeological site in Delaware Carey Formation , a geologic formation in Oklahoma Carey House (disambiguation) , several Carey Lake , a lake in Cottonwood County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota Elsewhere [ edit ] Carey Glacier , Antarctica Carey Gully , South Australia Carey Islands , an island group off Baffin Bay, Greenland Carey Island , Selangor, Malaysia Schools [ edit ] Carey Baptist Grammar School , Australia Carey Business School ,
90-647: A locale near the eastern end of Wyoming Highway 95 Carey Block , historic building in Wyoming Carey Farm Site , a prehistoric archaeological site in Delaware Carey Formation , a geologic formation in Oklahoma Carey House (disambiguation) , several Carey Lake , a lake in Cottonwood County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota Elsewhere [ edit ] Carey Glacier , Antarctica Carey Gully , South Australia Carey Islands , an island group off Baffin Bay, Greenland Carey Island , Selangor, Malaysia Schools [ edit ] Carey Baptist Grammar School , Australia Carey Business School ,
108-514: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Carey [REDACTED] Look up Carey or carey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Carey may refer to: Names [ edit ] Carey (given name) , a given name Carey (surname) , a surname List of people with surname Carey Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Carey Group , British Columbia; in
126-508: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Captain Carey, U.S.A. The theme song, " Mona Lisa ", was first performed in the film by Sergio de Karlo and was a recurrent motif throughout. Jay Livingston and Ray Evans won the Academy Award for Best Original Song . It was a #1 hit for Nat King Cole in 1950. A group of agents of
144-591: The 1950 Academy Awards. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The fictional film seems to recall real places and real events: the setting in Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta, Villa Castelnuovo and the Major of the United States of America Army William H. Holohan who on the night of the 6th December 1944, Commander of a secret mission behind enemy lines in charge of coordinating allied supplies to
162-1072: The Pacific Carey Island (Nunavut) in James Bay United Kingdom [ edit ] Carey, Herefordshire (see List of places in Herefordshire ) Carey Baptist Church, Preston , an Baptist church in England Carey Baptist Church, Reading , an independent Evangelical church in England Carey Street , a road in Central London United States [ edit ] Carey, Alabama (see List of places in Alabama: A–C ) Carey, California Carey, Georgia Carey, Idaho Carey, Ohio Carey, Texas Carey, Wisconsin Carey, Wyoming ,
180-583: The Pacific Carey Island (Nunavut) in James Bay United Kingdom [ edit ] Carey, Herefordshire (see List of places in Herefordshire ) Carey Baptist Church, Preston , an Baptist church in England Carey Baptist Church, Reading , an independent Evangelical church in England Carey Street , a road in Central London United States [ edit ] Carey, Alabama (see List of places in Alabama: A–C ) Carey, California Carey, Georgia Carey, Idaho Carey, Ohio Carey, Texas Carey, Wisconsin Carey, Wyoming ,
198-693: The U.S. Office of Strategic Services (a forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency ) is sent to German-occupied Italy during World War II to knock out the German-held Italian railroad system. In accomplishing this mission, most of them are killed because of an inside betrayal. After the war, one of the survivors, Captain Webster Carey ( Alan Ladd ), resolves to find the traitor. Captain Carey returns to Orta , near Milan , to find out who betrayed his World War II O.S.S. team and caused
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#1732851714739216-560: The business school of Johns Hopkins University Carey College (disambiguation) , several Carey High School (disambiguation) , several Carey Law School , the law school of the University of Pennsylvania Francis King Carey School of Law , the law school of the University of Maryland William Carey University , a private Christian liberal arts college in Mississippi Other uses [ edit ] Captain Carey, U.S.A. ,
234-447: The business school of Johns Hopkins University Carey College (disambiguation) , several Carey High School (disambiguation) , several Carey Law School , the law school of the University of Pennsylvania Francis King Carey School of Law , the law school of the University of Maryland William Carey University , a private Christian liberal arts college in Mississippi Other uses [ edit ] Captain Carey, U.S.A. ,
252-486: The deaths of several villagers. Much to his surprise, his old love Giulia ( Wanda Hendrix ), whom he thought dead at the hands of the Nazis, is alive and married to a powerful Italian nobleman, Barone Rocco de Greffi ( Francis Lederer ). The villagers are unfriendly, but Carey persists in his clandestine efforts to flush out the traitor, who turns out to be de Greffi. The film was based on the serial Dishonored . Jonathan Latimer
270-491: The partisan formations, with a secret refuge in a difficult to reach Villa and with a suitcase with a lot of money destined for the partisan formations, mysteriously disappeared in San Maurizio d ' Opaglio on Lake Orta during a Nazi attack; his brother who in the following years investigates, listens to witnesses, writes letters and one of these arrives in the hands of a Carabiniere who in turn investigates, collects elements until
288-446: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Carey . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carey&oldid=1239363046 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
306-446: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Carey . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carey&oldid=1239363046 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
324-475: Was originally announced as screenwriter and the stars were to be Ray Milland and Alida Valli , with the title to be After Midnight . Then Alan Ladd was given the lead role, and Lewis Allen meant to direct. Eventually Mitchell Leisen was given the job of directing. Filming started 3 January 1949. It was released in England in late 1949, but not shown in the U.S. until 1950, thus making it eligible for
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