Marianne Jannetier, a well-to-do Parisian, engaged to Andre Benoit, a high-ranking government official, flees the city when the goose-stepping Nazi storm-troopers arrive. When her mother dies on the road to Bordeaux as a result of Nazi bombing, she returns to Paris and joins the underground movement. Nicholas Jordan, an American member of the RAF, stranded in Paris after the evacuation is also working with the Paris underground. Marianne kills her former fiancée, a pro-Nazi informant, for the traitorous state papers he is carrying, and she and Jordan try to flee over a French seaport...
During the Nazi occupation of Paris, a wealthy socialite, with the help of her loyal chauffeur, attempts to aid the French Resistance by smuggling vital information to Allied forces. She must navigate a dangerous path, relying on her wit and courage to outsmart the occupying forces and her collaborators. Her actions put her in constant peril, but she remains determined to fight for her country's freedom.
Paris Calling was met with mixed to positive reviews upon its release, with critics often praising its star performances and patriotic themes, though some found its plot to be somewhat conventional for a wartime drama. It was seen as a timely and morale-boosting film during World War II.
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While set in Paris during the Nazi occupation, the film was produced in Hollywood and reflects American wartime propaganda sentiments of the era.
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