Mary Lee Norris (played by Ann Savage) is a protagonist in The Unwritten Code.
Nurse who invites injured Richter to convalesce at her family's farm. Engaged to Terry Hunter and victim of Richter's unwanted physical advance. Plays piano at a Red Cross concert where Dutchy Schultz alerts the town to the Nazi threat. Sgt. Terry Hunter (played by Tom Neal) appears in The Unwritten Code.
Mary Lee's fiancé and a sergeant at the internment camp. Becomes suspicious of Richter's healed arm after Willie's warning. Calls the British Consul, tracks Richter with military police, and exposes him as a Nazi impostor during the final confrontation. Cpl. Karl Richter (played by Roland Varno) appears in The Unwritten Code.
German POW survivor who kills British interpreter Roland Cheever and assumes his identity. While convalescing at the Norris farm with an injured right arm, he secretly plots to steal weapons and free fellow prisoners. Ultimately exposed by Sgt. Terry Hunter and killed. Mr. Norris (played by Howard Freeman) appears in The Unwritten Code.
Willie Norris (played by Bobby Larson) appears in The Unwritten Code.
Mary Lee's younger brother. Reports Richter's two-armed attack to Terry. Searches Richter's room with Dutchy, leading to the discovery of Krause in the barn. Knocked unconscious by Richter during the barn confrontation. Mrs. Norris (played by Mary Currier) appears in The Unwritten Code.
Swede (uncredited) (played by Blake Edwards) appears in The Unwritten Code.
Ulrich, German Soldier (uncredited) (played by Philip Van Zandt) appears in The Unwritten Code.
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Characters
Mary Lee Norris
(played by Ann Savage) — protagonist
Nurse who invites injured Richter to convalesce at her family's farm. Engaged to Terry Hunter and victim of Richter's unwanted physical advance. Plays piano at a Red Cross concert where Dutchy Schultz...
Sgt. Terry Hunter
(played by Tom Neal) — supporting
Mary Lee's fiancé and a sergeant at the internment camp. Becomes suspicious of Richter's healed arm after Willie's warning. Calls the British Consul, tracks Richter with military police, and exposes h...
Cpl. Karl Richter
(played by Roland Varno) — supporting
German POW survivor who kills British interpreter Roland Cheever and assumes his identity. While convalescing at the Norris farm with an injured right arm, he secretly plots to steal weapons and free...
Mr. Norris
(played by Howard Freeman) — supporting
Willie Norris
(played by Bobby Larson) — supporting
Mary Lee's younger brother. Reports Richter's two-armed attack to Terry. Searches Richter's room with Dutchy, leading to the discovery of Krause in the barn. Knocked unconscious by Richter during the...
Mrs. Norris
(played by Mary Currier) — supporting
Swede (uncredited)
(played by Blake Edwards) — supporting
Ulrich, German Soldier (uncredited)
(played by Philip Van Zandt) — supporting
Dutchy Schultz
(played by Teddy Infuhr) — supporting
Willie's friend whose father owns a local gun store. Helps search Richter's room and finds Krause's discarded uniform. Runs to town to warn residents, triggering the final confrontation with Richter a...
Roland Cheever (uncredited)
(played by Morton Lowry) — supporting
Nurse (uncredited)
(played by Marie Blake) — supporting
McDowell (uncredited)
(played by Holmes Herbert) — minor
Major Spencer (uncredited)
(played by Theodore von Eltz) — minor
Schultz (uncredited)
(played by Fred Essler) — minor
Heinrich Krause (uncredited)
(played by Otto Reichow) — minor
Narrator (uncredited)
(played by Knox Manning) — minor
Story Analysis
A wartime thriller about an infiltrator assuming a false identity to arm prisoners, ultimately exposed by local vigilance.
Plot Progression
Raft Survival and Identity Theft
Farm Infiltration and Growing Suspicion
Covert Armament and Community Alert
Final Confrontation and Resolution
Directed by Herman Rotsten
The Unwritten Code (1944) · 5.6/10 · drama, romance, war
