Rick is ultimately detached from politics.Rick is also divorced from romantic associations and commitment.At the bar, a cute, infatuated French bargirl Yvonne (Madeleine LeBeau) confrontationally begs for his interest, but his alcoholic mistress no longer figures in his life:Yvonne: Where were you last night?Rick: That""s so long ago, I don""t remember.[Note: The title of the film was inspired by the refrain in the Plastic Ono Band""s song by John Lennon, "Instant Karma," from the chorus: "We all shine on.had produced throughout he 30s - many of which starred Paul Muni (Disraeli (1929),The Story of Louis Pasteur (1935),The Life of Emile Zola (1937),Juarez (1939), andKnute Rockne - All American (1940)), and was the first in another series in the 40s of biographies of composers (Rhapsody in Blue (1943)- George Gershwin,This is The Army (1943)- Irving Berlin, andNight and Day (1946)- Cole Porter).The story of political and romantic espionage is set against the backdrop of he wartime conflict between democracy and totalitarianism.