Now I know why David O Selznik picked Vivien Leigh for Scarlett O'Hara. He must have seen this film and was impressed by her screen persona and torrid sex appeal. She was a queen of cat and mouse in this film, and would repeat that persona in GWTW as well. As for Conrad Veidt; I have no idea why any woman would be attracted to him in real life or in this film. The second strike against the film was the costuming, which though very fashionable for the 1930s, had nothing to do with actual time period of the film; 1918. With two strikes, however, the rest of the film, the actors and actresses all hit a home run and kept you riveted to the screen for the duration. A true WW 1 spy classic, as good as the legendary WW 1 spy, Mata Hari ever was. Recommended.
Review of Dark Journey
