Geronimo1967
Theres quite a decent cast assembled here for this tale of an early American fundraising exercise. Its all about Haym Salomon (Claude Rains) whose family had been bounced around Europe for years before he finally left Poland in search of the usual liberty etc. that clearly didnt exist anywhere at all in Europe. Initially, he volunteers to spy for George Washington but hes not so very good at that and is captured. Before they can hang him, though, he escapes and then finds himself at the centre of a campaign to plug the strained finances of an army facing an open rebellion if their wages arent paid and their bellies arent filled. With the British ever vigilant, he has his work cut out if he is to convince his Jewish brethren to invest in the...