Counter-Espionage
Columbia Pictures (1942)
Comedy, Romance, War
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#3088
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IMDB   6.6
1 hr 13 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Warren William Michael Lanyard
Eric Blore Jamison
Hillary Brooke Pamela Hart
Thurston Hall Insp. Crane
Fred Kelsey Detective Wesley Dickens
Forrest Tucker Anton Schugg
Matthew Boulton Inspector J. Stephens
Kurt Katch Gustav Soessel
Morton Lowry Kurt Weil
Leslie Denison Harvey Leeds
Billy Bevan George Barrow
Stanley Logan Sir Stafford Hart
Tom Stevenson Police Sergeant Hopkins
Lloyd Bridges Waiter-Spy
Clyde Cook Hot Chestnuts Huckster
Director
Edward Dmytryk
Producer Wallace MacDonald

This is a typically suspenseful and well-made Ed Dmytryk film, starring the urbane Warren William as 'the Lone Wolf'. It is the ninth in that series. As usual, William is accompanied by his butler Jameson, played by the truly wonderful Eric Blore, who is such a delight to watch as he camps up his subservience. The script is well done, the tension is there. Scenes where William has to retrace his steps through the London streets blindfolded, counting how many steps after each turning, and listening for key sounds, are very ingenious. The villains are villainous, as they should be. (One is an early appearance by Forrest Tucker.) Those dastardly Nazis, they are always trying to destroy London, but William will stop them, if the police would only leave him alone and stop trying to arrest him for something he hasn't done. Being a double-agent is no fun, especially when your 'control' has been killed in the Blitz and there is not even anybody left to 'deny' you. Good stuff, really good stuff. Oh yes, and there's Hilary Brooke as the looker, not bad!
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