British Intelligence (1940)
1940 · Feature film · 60 min · dir. Terry O. Morse
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.
- War
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Terry O. Morse
- Writer
- Lee Katz
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Released
- 1939-11-10
- Running time
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Terry O. Morse Director
Boris Karloff
Margaret Lindsay
Bruce Lester
Leonard Mudie
Holmes Herbert- Austin Fairman
William Bailey
Louise Brien
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Spy versus Spy · picfixer · 2011-07-12
As the third screen adaptation of Anthony Kelly's play, "Three Faces East," it is a compact yet highly detailed espionage thriller set during World War I. The clever plot keeps you guessing who is the real master spy. Though released more than a year before the US entry into World War II, it is pointedly pro British and anti German. Stars Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay and Holmes Herbert, supported by a large cast of Warner Brothers professionals. Outstanding period-piece production values include the recreation of one of the zeppelin raids on London, which caused considerable damage until…
