Yellow Canary

4/13/19441h 34m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Blonde and Beautiful...Despised and Hated!... ~

Overview:

A socialite poses as a Nazi spy to mask her activities as a British agent.

Director:

Herbert Wilcox

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

ship
nazi
bombing

Cast

Anna Neagle

~ as ~

Sally Maitland

Richard Greene

~ as ~

Lieutenant Commander Jim Garrick

Nova Pilbeam

~ as ~

Betty Maitland

Albert Lieven

~ as ~

Jan Orlock

Lucie Mannheim

~ as ~

Madame Orlock

George Thorpe

~ as ~

Colonel Charles Hargraves

Marjorie Fielding

~ as ~

Lady Maitland

Franklin Dyall

~ as ~

Captain Foster

Margaret Rutherford

~ as ~

Mrs. Towcester

Claude Bailey

~ as ~

Major Fothergill

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
Anna Neagle ("Sally") is quite efficient as the supposed Nazi sympathiser who abandons her family in a frequently bombed London and heads to the safety of Nova Scotia. En route, she attracts the attention of both the suave Polish officer "Jan Orlock" (Albert Lieven) and of the apparently hapless British one - Richard Greene ("Garrick") on the boat. On arrival, she befriends the mother of "Orlock" (Lucie Mannheim) and our story of espionage and counter-espionage begins in earnest. Nobody is exactly - or even remotely - whom they say they are and Herbert Wilcox manages to keep us guessing for much of the film, helped by three decent lead performances and quite a good story. Margaret Rutherford has some fun, in her very typical fashion to add a bit of light comedy (and sheer bloody mindedness) to the mix too and all told, this is a gently engaging tale of courage and bravery that is just about plausible.