"Stop that man and woman! His mission is deadlier than that of the enemy in the sky. Her beauty is a dangerous weapon of war!" 11 May 1940 Thriller, War 91 mins
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
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Conrad Veidt as Capt. Andersen
Valerie Hobson as Mrs. Sorensen
Hay Petrie as Axel Skold
Joss Ambler as Lt. Cmdr. Ashton
Raymond Lovell as Van Dyne
Esmond Knight as Mr. Pidgeon
Charles Victor as Hendrick
Phoebe Kershaw as Miss Lang
Harold Warrender as Lt. Cmdr. Ellis
John Longden as Passport officer
Eric Maturin as Passport officer
Dennis Arundell as Lieman
Molly Hamley-Clifford as Baroness Hekla
Eric Berry as Mr. Abo
Paddy Browne as Singer in 'Regency'
Henry Wolston as First Danish Waiter
Richard Addinsell Original Music Composer
John Seabourne Sr. Editor
Michael Powell Director
Muir Mathieson Music
John Corfield Producer
John Greenwood Original Music Composer
Michael Powell Scenario Writer
Emeric Pressburger Writer
Brock Williams Scenario Writer
Anthony Nelson Keys Production Manager
Muir Mathieson Music Director
Roland Gillett Associate Producer
Alfred Junge Set Decoration
Freddie Young Director of Photography
C. C. Stevens Sound Recordist
Alfred Junge Production Design
Blackout Trailer
United Kingdom 11 May 1940
United States 29 November 1940
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13 August 1940
In the late 1800's, the old Karolina Koger dictates his will: all her money shall form a family fund.
31 October 1940
The Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie, an eloping couple needing her help.
22 November 1940
Alibaba and his son live with his rich brother Cassim. Marjina and Zabba are two slave girls who work in Cassim's house.
03 August 1940
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18 April 1940
A man is framed for being a spy. After he is released, he sets out to find who the real spies are.
23 February 1940
When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life.
02 January 1940
Set during the Spanish civil war, the story of a commander of a fort Alcazar in Toledo, faithful to general Franco.
04 February 1940
Sandy Powell plays a messenger who joins the Navy by accident and has a series of misadventures.
09 May 1940
Stone is buying cattle cheap in Mexico, bringing them across the border without paying duty, changing the brands, and then selling them at a big profit.
21 September 1940
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