Traitor Spy
Appearance
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Directed by | Walter Summers |
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Produced by | John Argyle |
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Cinematography | Robert LaPresle |
Edited by | Ted Richards |
Production company | Rialto Pictures |
Distributed by | Pathé Pictures International |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Traitor Spy is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Walter Summers and starring Bruce Cabot, Marta Labarr, Tamara Desni and Edward Lexy.[1] It was shot at Welwyn Studios with sets designed by Ian White. It has also been released under the title The Torso Murder Mystery.[2] The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Jacques Pendower.
Premise
Both Scotland Yard and the security services are on the trail of some stolen blueprints and believe there is a link with a headless body discovered in Devon.
Cast
- Bruce Cabot as Jim Healey
- Marta Labarr as Freyda Healey
- Tamara Desni as Marie Dufreyne
- Romilly Lunge as Beverley Blake
- Edward Lexy as Inspector Barnard
- Cyril Smith as Sergeant Trotter
- Percy Walsh as Lemnel
- Eve Lynd as Florrie McGowan
- Alexander Field as Yorky Meane
- Hilary Pritchard as Toni Vencini
- Davina Craig as Mabel
- Vincent Holman as Hawkeye
- Anthony Shaw as Commander Anderson
- Peter Gawthorne as Commissioner
- Sic Jukes as Hubert Kessler
- Frederick Valk as German Ambassador
References
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ "Traitor Spy (1940)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
- Traitor Spy at IMDb