Traitor Spy
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.
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| Directed by | Walter Summers |
| Produced by | John Argyle |
| Written by | Jacques Pendower (novel) Jan Van Lusil Walter Summers Ralph Gilbert Bettison |
| Starring | Bruce Cabot Marta Labarr Tamara Desni |
| Cinematography | Robert LaPresle |
| Edited by | Ted Richards |
Production company | Rialto Pictures |
| Distributed by | Pathé Pictures International |
Release date | December 1939 |
Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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
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References
- BFI.org
- "Traitor Spy (1940)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
- Traitor Spy on IMDb
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