Absolutely brilliant

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The film makes sense on several levels. The plot and the way it is explained makes sense to me. Ms. Turner is believing every moment, my favorite is at the end. She always was intense and sincere in the way she addressed her work. Gable is different in this role. I suppose he was encouraged to look worn out. ''Mogambo" of the same year recharged his career to the point that MGM offered then to renew his contract, and that Gable declined. I believe it was Lucille Ball that said; ''if you believe in the role and the script, so will the audience"... well something to that effect. Lana always gave her best. View ''A Life of her Own''. The film Cukor made with her 1950. Lana does some wonderful things in the film. What MGM was thinking I do not know, control of these people perhaps. I think Lana was quite unique. Her career lasted for a good thirty years, and she must have had something the audience wanted to see!!! Enjoy, this film is a treasure. Now bring Lana Turner' " The Flame and the Flesh" to video, please.By the way, the color photography is so wonderful in the film. The vague northern light is so true. The interiors often give the impression of looking at a very rare Vermeer painting. The light and shadows coming through the windows. Wanted to throw that in to the mix.

Betrayed is an exciting espionage thriller set during World War II.It stars Lana Turner, Victor Mature and Clark Gable together with Louis Calhern, O. E. Hasse, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ian Carmichael, Niall MacGinnis and Theodore Bikel.It was written by by Ronald Millar and George Froeschel.Gottfried Reinhardt directed the film.Intelligence agent Pieter Deventer is ordered to keep tabs on suspected Nazi collaborator Fran Seelers. Both join the Dutch underground, making contact with a flamboyant resistance leader known as "The Scarf". Seelers poses as a sexy chanteuse, the better to gain the confidence of the lascivious Nazi officers. Within the next few weeks, several underground operatives are captured and shot, and it begins to look as though Deventer's suspicions concerning Seeles are correct.However,the real collaborator happens to be a surprise as it was revealed some twenty minutes before the end of the film.Despite the fact that it is dated, the suspense level is expertly maintained all throughout the film which makes it exciting.Also,the performances are good from Gable,Turner and Mature.Also,the beautiful sceneries of Netherlands contributes a lot to the cinematography of the film.

I usually have a soft spot for these old WWII based films. After watching this one I think I'll be more selective on the next ones I wanna watch.As far as a plot point goes it's not too bad. Decent idea hatched but the execution was...well...just not too good. Trying to figure out who's the traitor is pretty easy. When the scene comes up where "The Scarf's" mother gets her head shaved for bein with a German, after that its all downhill from there. The acting wasn't bad at all but the script needed a serious re-working.I think even worse is some of the audio dubbing. It's laughable in some scenes. I can think of 1 scene where 2 characters are outside and the soundtrack they speak is clearly in a studio environment. It's just too funny.If you have to watch any and everything Clark Gable ever did then watch this, if not, skip this one and don't think twice about it.

Clark Gable reigned supreme at the studios of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Sadly, this was the last film of his contract and the fact that the studio he had made millions for did not offer to renew it, left him very bitter. He never set foot inside the gates of MGM ever again.