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Contraband

- Stop that man and woman! His mission is deadlier than that of the enemy in the sky. Her beauty is a dangerous weapon of war!

When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.

Release Date : 1940-05-11

Language :DanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : British National Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Blackout

Cast

Character Name : Capt. Andersen

Original Name : Conrad Veidt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Sorensen

Original Name : Valerie Hobson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Axel Skold

Original Name : Hay Petrie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Cmdr. Ashton

Original Name : Joss Ambler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Van Dyne

Original Name : Raymond Lovell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Pidgeon

Original Name : Esmond Knight

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hendrick

Original Name : Charles Victor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Lang

Original Name : Phoebe Kershaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Cmdr. Ellis

Original Name : Harold Warrender

Gender : Male

Character Name : Passport officer

Original Name : John Longden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Passport officer

Original Name : Eric Maturin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieman

Original Name : Dennis Arundell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baroness Hekla

Original Name : Molly Hamley-Clifford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Abo

Original Name : Eric Berry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer in 'Regency'

Original Name : Paddy Browne

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Danish Waiter

Original Name : Henry Wolston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Danish Waiter

Original Name : Julian Vedey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Third Danish Waiter

Original Name : Sydney Moncton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fourth Danish Waiter

Original Name : Hamilton Keene

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Brother Grimm

Original Name : Leo Genn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Brother Grimm

Original Name : Stuart Latham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Third Brother Grimm

Original Name : Peter Bull

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Abo

Original Name : Olga Edwardes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Karoly

Original Name : Toni Gable

Gender : Female

Character Name : First Karoly

Original Name : Desmond Jeans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Karoly

Original Name : Eric Hales

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hanson

Original Name : J.P. Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manager of 'Mousetrap'

Original Name : Manning Whiley

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Frank Allenby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Barr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Erik Skold's Niece

Original Name : Esma Cannon

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Albert Chevalier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Erik Chitty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Mark Daly

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : John England

Gender : Male

Character Name : Naval Officer

Original Name : Cameron Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Haddon Mason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man Lighting Pipe

Original Name : Bernard Miles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Air Raid Warden

Original Name : Milo O’Shea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Car

Original Name : Nicholas Phipps

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter at the Cab Drivers Shelter

Original Name : Johnnie Schofield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Club

Original Name : Michael Shepley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sailor

Original Name : Torin Thatcher

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Townsend Whitling

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man Selling Torches

Original Name : Ben Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Duncan Ross

Gender : Male

Character Name : Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

Original Name : Milo O’Shea

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

When Conrad Veidt's Danish freighter is routinely stopped by the Royal Navy in search of contraband; he is held over for 24 hours. He manages to get hold of two shore passes for himself and his first mate, but they are stolen and as he investigates, he encounters Valerie Hobson, the mysterious "Mrs. Sorensen" and soon is embroiled in a top secret Nazi espionage conspiracy. Just as with "the Spy in Black" (1939) the two stars gel well, Weidt has a sort of suave, debonair style about him that complements his stylish co-star well and the writing gives ample opportunity for some humour as the gently suspenseful, if maybe just a tad too contrived, mystery moves along. Set at the start of WWII, the storyline lacks some of the more sinister aspects of later British-made war films, and much of the style and pace of the story still depicts an optimism that the conflict would be short-lived.