The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
At the height of World War II, the Germans discover that a certain British personage is to stay at the country house of Lord Buckley. They devise a plan whereby they will kidnap the real Lord Buckley, and send to England an actor who will masquerade, lie in wait for the visitor with a number of gunmen, and take him back to Germany.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Lawrence HuntingtonDirector
- Lawrence HuntingtonWriter
- Charles WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Vernon SylvaineWriter
Cast
- Gordon HarkerGeoge Hawkins
- Raymond LovellHausemann / Lord Buckley
- Finlay CurrieCaptain Andrew Fletcher
- Philip FriendJohn Cooper
- Jean KentFrances Lane
- Frederick CooperCharles
- Carl JaffeSchultz
- John SalewWilson
- Veronica RoseMiss Conway
- Anthony HawtreyBrent
- Anthony HollesWaiter
- Patrick AherneMellows
Stills
Themes
black and white