Contraband (1940-05-11)
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!
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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.
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Status: Released
Release Date: 1940-05-11
Runtime: 1h 31m
Director: Michael Powell
Writer: Emeric Pressburger
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Top Cast
Conrad Veidt
Capt. Andersen
Valerie Hobson
Mrs. Sorensen
Hay Petrie
Axel Skold
Joss Ambler
Lt. Cmdr. Ashton
Raymond Lovell
Van Dyne
Esmond Knight
Mr. Pidgeon
Charles Victor
Hendrick
Phoebe Kershaw
Miss Lang
Harold Warrender
Lt. Cmdr. Ellis
John Longden
Passport officer
Eric Maturin
Passport officer
Dennis Arundell
Lieman
Molly Hamley-Clifford
Baroness Hekla
Eric Berry
Mr. Abo
Paddy Browne
Singer in 'Regency'
Henry Wolston
First Danish Waiter
Julian Vedey
Second Danish Waiter
Sydney Moncton
Third Danish Waiter
Hamilton Keene
Fourth Danish Waiter
Leo Genn
First Brother Grimm
Stuart Latham
Second Brother Grimm
Peter Bull
Third Brother Grimm
Olga Edwardes
Mrs. Abo
Toni Gable
Miss Karoly
Desmond Jeans
First Karoly
Eric Hales
Second Karoly
J.P. Roberts
Hanson
Manning Whiley
Manager of 'Mousetrap'
Frank Allenby
Patrick Barr
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Esma Cannon
Erik Skold's Niece
Albert Chevalier
Erik Chitty
Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)
Mark Daly
Taxi Driver
John England
Cameron Hall
Naval Officer
Haddon Mason
Bernard Miles
Man Lighting Pipe
Milo O’Shea
Air Raid Warden
Nicholas Phipps
Man in Car
Johnnie Schofield
Waiter at the Cab Drivers Shelter
Michael Shepley
Man in Club
Torin Thatcher
Sailor
Townsend Whitling
Ben Williams
Man Selling Torches
Duncan Ross
Milo O’Shea
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

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