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Secret Journey (1939 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Secret Journey' is a 1939 British thriller film directed by John Baxter and starring Basil Radford, Silvia St. Claire and Thorley Walters.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114022913/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/49872 BFI.org] The screenplay concerns a British agent who travels to Berlin to recover a top-secret invention that has been stolen by German intelligence.
The film was made at M.P. Studios, Elstree, by British National Films as a supporting feature.Wood p.101
Cast
* Basil Radford as John Richardson
* Silvia St. Claire as Helen Richardson
* Thorley Walters as Max von Reimer
* Peter Gawthorne as Gen. von Reimer
* Tom Helm as Capt. Benoit
* Joss Ambler as Col. Blondin
* George Hayes as Insp. Walter
* Megs Jenkins as Girl in glasses
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve. 'Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film'. British Film Institute, 2007.
* Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 1927-1939'. British Film Institute, 1986.
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