Top Billed Cast

Conrad Veidt
Capt. Andersen
Valerie Hobson
Mrs. Sorensen
Hay Petrie
Axel Skold
Joss Ambler
Lt. Cmdr. Ashton
Raymond Lovell
Van Dyne
Esmond Knight
Mr. Pidgeon
Charles Victor
Hendrick
Phoebe Kershaw
Miss Lang
Harold Warrender
Lt. Cmdr. Ellis
John Longden
Passport officer
Eric Maturin
Passport officer
Dennis Arundell
Lieman
Molly Hamley-Clifford
Baroness Hekla
Eric Berry
Mr. Abo
Paddy Browne
Singer in 'Regency'
Henry Wolston
First Danish Waiter
Julian Vedey
Second Danish Waiter
Sydney Moncton
Third Danish Waiter
Hamilton Keene
Fourth Danish Waiter
Leo Genn
First Brother Grimm
Stuart Latham
Second Brother Grimm
Peter Bull
Third Brother Grimm
Olga Edwardes
Mrs. Abo
Toni Gable
Miss Karoly
Desmond Jeans
First Karoly
Eric Hales
Second Karoly
J.P. Roberts
Hanson
Manning Whiley
Manager of 'Mousetrap'
Frank Allenby
Patrick Barr
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Esma Cannon
Erik Skold's Niece
Albert Chevalier
Erik Chitty
Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)
Mark Daly
Taxi Driver
John England
Cameron Hall
Naval Officer
Haddon Mason
Bernard Miles
Man Lighting Pipe
Milo O’Shea
Air Raid Warden
Nicholas Phipps
Man in Car
Johnnie Schofield
Waiter at the Cab Drivers Shelter
Michael Shepley
Man in Club
Torin Thatcher
Sailor
Townsend Whitling
Ben Williams
Man Selling Torches
Duncan Ross
Milo O’Shea
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

Social

Review 1Discussion

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 23 2022

When Conrad Veidt's Danish freighter is routinely stopped by the Royal Navy in search of contraband; he is held over for 24 hours. He manages to get hold of two shore passes for himself and his first mate, but they are stolen and as he investigates, he encounters Valerie Hobson, the mysterious "Mrs. Sorensen" and soon is embroiled in a top secret Nazi espionage conspiracy. Just as with "the Spy in Black" (1939) the two stars gel well, Weidt has a sort of suave, debonair style about him that complements his stylish co-star well and the writing gives ample opportunity for some humour as the gentl...