Col. Devlin — Decision Before Dawn Character Profile

About Col. Devlin

American military intelligence colonel who initiates and oversees the operation to recruit German POWs for espionage behind enemy lines.

Col. Devlin — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Gary Merrill

Appears in

Decision Before Dawn (1951)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Col. Devlin — Professional Commander — Cpl. Karl Maurer - aka Happy (Oskar Werner)

  Devlin assigns and oversees Happy's covert mission behind enemy lines.

• Col. Devlin — Professional Commander — Lt. Dick Rennick (Richard Basehart)

  Devlin appoints Rennick as the mission leader despite his known prejudices.

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