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British Intelligence

  • 6.1 /10

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Plot

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.

Cast

Boris Karloff as Valdar
Boris Karloff

as Valdar

Margaret Lindsay as Helene von Lorbeer
Margaret Lindsay

as Helene von Lorbeer

Bruce Lester as Frank Bennett
Bruce Lester

as Frank Bennett

Leonard Mudie as James Yeats
Leonard Mudie

as James Yeats

Holmes Herbert as Arthur Bennett
Holmes Herbert

as Arthur Bennett

Austin Fairman as George Bennett
Austin Fairman

as George Bennett

William Bailey as British Intelligence Agent
William Bailey

as British Intelligence Agent

Louise Brien as Miss Risdon - Bennett's Secretary
Louise Brien

as Miss Risdon - Bennett's Secretary

Glen Cavender as Under Officer Pfalz
Glen Cavender

as Under Officer Pfalz

David Cavendish as Capt. Lanark
David Cavendish

as Capt. Lanark

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • November 10, 1939

Production Companies

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Français

  • Deutsch

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.02 hrs

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Reviews

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). Onc…