One of the strangest WWII films, small and ambling, with snappy dialogue in loose-limbed scenes.

It's all the more odd for having been released in '45. The style and tone anticipate trends that would be significant in European films and American indies decades later.

(That release date, which fell after Germany's surrender, probably cut short any chance to build a real audience.)

Production problems could account for some of the film's shagginess but can't explain why anyone thought using cowboy…