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British Intelligence( 1939)

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Although the home of cabinet minister Arthur Bennett is a hotbed of spies, moles, and double agents, no one knows the true identity of notorious German spymaster Strendler.

Overview

During WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with the family of a high-placed British official where she is to rendezvous with the butler Valdar, also a spy, and help him transmit secret war plans back to Germany.

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      Boris Karloff

      Valdar

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      Margaret Lindsay

      Helene von Lorbeer

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      Bruce Lester

      Frank Bennett

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      Leonard Mudie

      James Yeats

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      Holmes Herbert

      Arthur Bennett

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      Austin Fairman

      George Bennett

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      William Bailey

      British Intelligence Agent

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      Louise Brien

      Miss Risdon - Bennett's Secretary

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      Glen Cavender

      Under Officer Pfalz

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      David Cavendish

      Capt. Lanark

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      Joe De Stefani

      German Officer

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      Carlos De Valdez

      Von Ritter

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      Clarence Derwent

      Milkman

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      Arno Frey

      German Junior Officer

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      Frederick Giermann

      Otto Kurtz

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      Lawrence Grant

      Brigadier General

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      Carl Harbaugh

      German Soldier

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      Sam Harris

      Cabinet Minister

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      Winifred Harris

      Mrs. Maude Bennett

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      Leyland Hodgson

      Lord Sudbury

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      Stuart Holmes

      Luchow - German Soldier

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      Willy Kaufman

      German Corporal

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      Crauford Kent

      Cmdr. Phelps

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      Morton Lowry

      Lt. Borden

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      Lester Matthews

      Henry Thompson

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      Frank Mayo

      Brixton - Intelligence Agent

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      Paul Panzer

      Peasant

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      John J. Richardson

      Cockney Soldier

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      Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

      German Officer

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      Hans Schumm

      German Senior Officer

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      John Graham Spacey

      Crichton - Intelligence Agent

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      Robert R. Stephenson

      Cockney Soldier

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      Evan Thomas

      Maj. Andrews

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      David Thursby

      Agent Reporting Strengler's Identity

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      Frederick Vogeding

      Baron Kuglar

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      Leonard Willey

      Capt. Stuart

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      Maris Wrixon

      Dorothy Bennett

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      Henry Zynda

      German

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 23 2022
    On the face of it, this is just another wartime espionage story where the ending is never really in any doubt. Actually, though, the plot is a bit more interesting. Set during WWI, Margaret Lindsay ("Helene von Lorbeer") is sent to London, to the home of Cabinet Minister "Arthur Bennett" (Holmes Herbert), where she is to rendezvous with his already treacherous butler "Valdar" (Boris Karloff). Once there, we embark on the usual round of who to trust/not to trust storylines as they try to get hold of secret war plans. What stands it out a bit is that is has a certain propheticism about it: it isn...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • london, england
    • german spy