espionage

Above Suspicion (1943)

[7] Fred MacMurray and Joan Crawford star as newlyweds who get roped into spying for British intelligence in Nazi Germany. The tone here is light-hearted. Despite the prospect of serious danger, Crawford and MacMurray’s characters actually enjoy trying their hand at espionage. It’s fun to watch them follow the bread crumbs and put clues together. A Franz Liszt concerto is incorporated into the mystery, as …

Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986)

[3] Whoopi Goldberg stars as a bank computer specialist who inadvertently decodes a plea for help and gets roped by the mysterious sender into a series of dangerous spy games. Jumpin’ Jack Flash was Whoopi’s second major role after her auspicious debut in The Color Purple. It should have been wonderfully refreshing to see her cut loose with the funny after the heavy-handedness of Purple, …