British Intelligence (1940)
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Directors
Terry O. Morse
Cast
Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Bruce Lester, Leonard Mudie, Holmes Herbert
The story
During World War I, Franz Strendler, a master German spy has cost the British dearly. In desperation, they send for their best agent, currently undercover in Germany. Pilot Frank Bennett is sent to pick him up, but the Germans are forewarned and Bennett is shot down.
Genres
Secret Agent, propaganda film, spy film
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