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5.7/10 • 24

1939-11-101h 1m

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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.

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.

Directors
Terry O. Morse
Editors
Thomas Pratt

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  1. Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    Valdar

  2. Margaret Lindsay

    Margaret Lindsay

    Helene von Lorbeer

  3. Bruce Lester

    Bruce Lester

    Frank Bennett

  4. Leonard Mudie

    Leonard Mudie

    James Yeats

  5. Holmes Herbert

    Holmes Herbert

    Arthur Bennett

  6. Austin Fairman

    Austin Fairman

    George Bennett

  7. William Bailey

    William Bailey

    British Intelligence Agent

  8. Louise Brien

    Louise Brien

    Miss Risdon - Bennett's Secretary

  9. Glen Cavender

    Glen Cavender

    Under Officer Pfalz

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CinemaSerf

Jun 23, 2022

6/10

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't so much telling us the tale set in 1917, but one of the likely pitfalls of megalomania and unbridled ambition in the future; clearly a reference to events looming in 1940 when this was released. It's watchable enough, the small cast is tightly knitted and perform well; the writing does it's job fine and Terry Morse kept me interested for an hour.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
london, englandworld war isecret agentdouble agentfemale spygerman spyspy thrillercounter-espionagebombing mission