Alfred Zeisler is an interesting figure. Zeisler was born in Chicago, but his parents chose to return to Europe. He was an important director (he helmed the original "Viktor und Viktoria" which Blake Edwards remade with his wife Julie Andrews decades later). Fleeing the Nazis, Zeisler's sizeable home was confiscated by the Hitler regime.

In Hollywood, Zeisler directed films primarily along Poverty Row. His noirish titles include "Fear," "Parole, Inc.," and "Alimony." The last film is really a hoot. Perhaps his most ambitious project was the wartime propaganda film "Enemy of Women." This independent production was about Hitler's propagandist Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels. Monogram Studios picked up the film and distributed it. The real reason to check out "Enemy of Women" is the cinematography of John Alton.

After several years of employment in South America, Alton arrived in Hollywood and began climbing the ladder by photographing installments in the "Dr, Christian" series of "B" programmers as well as Poverty Row productions. Within a few years, Alton hit his stride in the film noir cycle, especially when paired with Anthony Mann. "Enemy of Women" contains some sequences where Alton demonstrated his mastery of lighting shadowy sets.

Zeisler had a side hustle as a supporting actor. Like his fellow Jews, Luther Adler and Martin Kosleck, Zeisler was frequently cast as in films as a German soldier or a Nazi officer.