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Sweet Alice:
Before World War II, intelligence operations were conducted by independent agents. They knew one another. They played ball together. They traded information. They even split fees. But, you see, after the war, bureaucracy took over. Where before there had been a dozen agents in the field, there were now thousands of them. Gathering information and feeding it into computers. Certain restrictions were placed upon the old-timers. Sturdevant couldn't or wouldn't change his ways, And finally, every major agency turned its back on him. The group disbanded, and Sturdevant dropped out of sight. Then, in 1954, he was reported dead in Istanbul. Charles Rone:
How'd he die? Sweet Alice:
He committed suicide. Supposedly the Highwayman handed him the gun and watched him blow his brains out. Oh, yes. You - You've got some fine playmates
Before World War II, intelligence operations were conducted by independent agents. They knew one another. They played ball together. They traded information. They even split fees. But, you see, after the war, bureaucracy took over. Where before there had been a dozen agents in the field, there were now thousands of them. Gathering information and feeding it into computers. Certain restrictions were placed upon the old-timers. Sturdevant couldn't or wouldn't change his ways, And finally, every major agency turned its back on him. The group disbanded, and Sturdevant dropped out of sight. Then, in 1954, he was reported dead in Istanbul. Charles Rone:
How'd he die? Sweet Alice:
He committed suicide. Supposedly the Highwayman handed him the gun and watched him blow his brains out. Oh, yes. You - You've got some fine playmates
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Intelligence operations were conducted by independent agents
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They knew one another They played ball together
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They traded information They even split fees
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But you see after the war bureaucracy took over
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Where before there had been a dozen agents in the field there were now thousands of them
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Gathering information and feeding it into computers
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Certain restrictions were placed upon the old Timers
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Sturdevant couldn't or wouldn't change his ways
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And finally every major agency turned its back on him
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Movie Summary
During the Cold War a Naval Intelligence officer endowed with a powerful photographic memory is transferred to the CIA to participate in a covert operation in Moscow.
Actors
Sweet Alice
Charles Rone
