British Intelligence

Watch: British Intelligence

1/29/19401h 1m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Terry O. Morse

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

london, england
german spy

Cast

Boris Karloff

~ as ~

Valdar

Margaret Lindsay

~ as ~

Helene von Lorbeer

Bruce Lester

~ as ~

Frank Bennett

Leonard Mudie

~ as ~

James Yeats

Holmes Herbert

~ as ~

Arthur Bennett

Austin Fairman

~ as ~

George Bennett

William Bailey

~ as ~

British Intelligence Agent

Louise Brien

~ as ~

Miss Risdon - Bennett's Secretary

Glen Cavender

~ as ~

Under Officer Pfalz

David Cavendish

~ as ~

Capt. Lanark

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
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.