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A murdered redhead, a smoky Berlin nightclub, and a spy who should've swiped left.
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Assignment Redhead (1956)

noir-adjacentlow-budget charmpost-war haze

Overview

DramaCrime

An American army officer working for British intelligence comes to post-war Berlin to solve a murder. His investigation is compromised when he falls for a nightclub singer, not realising she is an agent of the criminal mastermind he is on the trail of.

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Content warning
based on novel or bookmurder investigationberlin, germanynightclub singerbritish intelligencepost war germanyredhead

Standout Aspects

Production

Shot entirely in England faking Berlin—cheeky resourcefulness.

Acting

Carole Mathews commits fully to femme fatale in a cardboard nightclub.

Best for:Solo: Rainy afternoon with zero expectations and a soft spot for 1950s pulp.·Background: Fold laundry while pretending you understand Cold War espionage.
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Director

Maclean Rogers

ReleasedOct 1, 1956
Runtime1h 19m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Butcher's Film Service

Top Cast

Richard Denning

Richard Denning

Major Gregory Keen

Carole Mathews

Carole Mathews

Hedy Bergner

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Scammel / Dumetrius

Danny Green

Danny Green

Yotti Blum

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Capt. Peter Ridgeway

Hugh Moxey

Hugh Moxey

Sgt. Tom Coutts

Peter Swanwick

Peter Swanwick

Monsieur Paul Bonnet

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Col. Julian Fentriss, M.I.5.

Robert Vincent O'Neil

Robert Vincent O'Neil

Capt. Hank Godowski

Paul Hardtmuth

Paul Hardtmuth

Dr. Buchmann

Bill Nagy

Bill Nagy

Marzotti

Robert Crewdson

Robert Crewdson

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was one of twenty-two feature films cranked out by director Maclean Rogers in just five years—pure 1950s British quota-quickie energy.

Cultural

The film's 'Berlin' is actually Walton-on-Thames, capturing how British cinema processed occupied Germany without leaving home—cheaper, safer, deeply inauthentic.

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