The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
A woman reporter discovers a former lover and intelligence officer during WWII apparently working as a waiter in a hotel; and, believing something she impulsively did while he was on a mission is responsible for his current situation, sets out to make things better by finding a foreign agent known only as Kupchek, with the help of the hotel's detective.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph SterlingDirector
- A.R. RawlinsonWriter
Cast
- Philip FriendFelix Gratton
- Mary MackenzieKyra Gabaine
- Leslie DwyerFred Borcombe
- John G. HellerPeppi Gilroudian
- Bill NagyMario Oromonda
- Boris RanevskyAntoine, 5th floor majordomo
- Allan CuthbertsonColonel Packham
- Chin YuYan Chu
- Patricia HaynesMarigold, murdered model
- María MercedesSpanish Girl
- Frank ThorntonFalse James Markley
- Patrick JordanCaptain Wallis
Stills
Themes
hotelsmuggling (contraband)englandintelligencemurderfashion showenemy agentintelligence officerfashion modelexperimental fuelhotel detectivewine merchant