British Intelligence (1940) - film review
Terry O. Morse
Romance / Thriller / War

Summary
British Intelligence is an American thriller film first released in 1940,
directed by Terry O. Morse.
The film stars Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Bruce Lester and Leonard Mudie.
It has also been released under the title: Enemy Agent.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Terry O. Morse
- Script: Anthony Paul Kelly, Lee Katz
- Music: Heinz Roemheld, Bernhard Kaun, Max Steiner
- Cast: Boris Karloff (Valdar), Margaret Lindsay (Helene Von Lorbeer, aka Frances Hautry), Bruce Lester (Frank Bennett), Leonard Mudie (Col. James Yeats), Holmes Herbert (Arthur Bennett), Austin Fairman (George Bennett), William Bailey (British Intelligence agent), Louise Brien (Miss Risdon, Bennett’s secretary), Glen Cavender (Under Officer Pfalz), David Cavendish (Capt. Lanark), Clarence Derwent (Milkman), Joe De Stefani (German officer), Carlos De Valdez (Von Ritter), Arno Frey (German junior officer), Frederick Giermann (Otto Kurtz), Lawrence Grant (Brigadier General), Carl Harbaugh (German soldier), Sam Harris (Cabinet minister), Winifred Harris (Mrs. Maude Bennett), Leyland Hodgson (Lord Sudbury), Stuart Holmes (Luchow, a German soldier), Willy Kaufman (German corporal), Crauford Kent (Cmdr. Phelps), Morton Lowry (Lt. Borden), Lester Matthews (Henry Thompson), Frank Mayo (Brixton, Intelligence agent), Paul Panzer (Peasant), Jack Richardson (Cockney soldier), Ferdinand Schumann-Heink (German officer), Hans Schumm (German senior officer), John Graham Spacey (Crichton, Intelligence agent), Robert R. Stephenson (Cockney soldier), Evan Thomas (Maj. Andrews), David Thursby (Agent reporting Strengler’s identity), Frederick Vogeding (Baron Kuglar), Leonard Willey (Capt. Stuart), Maris Wrixon (Dorothy Bennett), Henry Zynda (German)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / French / German
- Runtime: 61 min
- Aka: Enemy Agent
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