Mr. Dynamite (1941)

Lloyd Nolan (nickname Mr. Dynamite) is a pitcher about to play in the World Series. At a carnival spot he throws a pitch that knocks Irene Hervey off her post, and he falls for her right way (natually). They are in a ventriloquist show while a murder occurs and she becomes the most likely suspect. She flees, but he tracks her to her apartment and disarms her. It turns out that the murdered man was her brother, and they were agents working against a Nazi sabotage ring. He tries to help her, but at first she is very stand-offish. Finally she breaks down and admits that the victim was not her brother, but her undercover partner, working against the Nazis. Now Nolan is up to his neck in the whole affair. The pace is fast and furious and the good guys win. There is even a cameo appearance by Shemp Howard.

Irene Hervey was one of those actresses who was just a shade off beautiful, but whose face was all the more fascinating because of its uniqueness, including a deep dimple and an angular mouth.




Hervey and Nolan

More HERE about Irene Hervey.