and in November she went back to work on yet another movie set in war-torn Europe. This one turned out to be a remarkable and effective entertainment, however. Based on a novel by Helen Maclnnes, Above Suspicion successfully treated the horror of war and the futility of murderous espionage by satire and allusion. Director Richard Thorpe economically guided Joan, costars Fred MacMurray, Conrad Veidt, Basil Rathbone and a large and capable roster of European actors through the episodes of a literate and witty screenplay.
