Joe Smith, American.

In 1942, Joe Smith (Robert Young) is a "buck an hour" crew chief on the Lockheed P-38 Lightning assembly line in a Los Angeles defense plant. While he leaves the plant late at night, his car is forced off the road and Joe is brought to a deserted house. The four men who have kidnapped him, blindfold Joe and beat him, trying to force him to draw the plans of the bombsight. When the spies realize they have no option but to kill Joe, he takes the opportunity to throw himself out of their car.