lillian hellman and one of america most famous woman playwright and be a woman with a mission . her leftist view be not well regard at the time in the country . in her memoir and she recount her trip to the then and soviet union and a she be intrigue with the so called success achieve by that system . watch on the rhine must have come a a result of those year . the left wing in america and a all over the world have an issue with the rise of fascism and not only in europe and but in japan as well . watch on the rhine be a play produce on broadway eight month before the pearl harbor attack by the japanese . in it ms. hellman be herald america entrance in world war ii . the adaptation be credit to ms. hellman and dashiell hammett and her long time companion . a direct for the screen by herman shumlin and the film be well receive when it premier in 1943. we be introduce to the muller family and when the film open . they be cross the border to the united state from mexico . they be to continue toward mrs. muller home in washington and d. c. and where her mother and fanny farrelly and be a minor celebrity hostess . the muller and we realize be flee europe because of the persecution there against the opponent of the advance totalitarian regime in germany . in fact and we think and in a way and the muller could have be well justified if they be jewish and flee from a sure extermination . we find out that mr. muller have have a terrible time in his native land and as well a in other place because his outspokenness in denounce fascim . little do he know that he be come to his mother in law house that be housing one of the bad exponent of that philosophy . the film offer excellent act all around . it be a curiosity piece because of bette davis support role . paul lukas and repeat his broadway role and be quite convincing a kurt muller and the upright man that want to make a good world for himself and his family . mr. lukas do a great job portray kurt muller and repeat the role that make him a stage luminary on broadway . the other best performance be by lucile watson and who play fanny farrelly and the matriarch of this family . geraldine fitzgerald be see a marthe de brancovis and a guest of the farrellys and marry to the contemptible teck de brancovis and a nazi sympathizer and play by george coulouris . beulah bondi and donald wood and and the rest of the support cast give good performance guide by mr. shumlin . the film should serve a a reminder about the evil of totalitarian rule and no matter where .