Cloak Without Dagger

1956 British film by Joseph Sterling

  • February 1956 (1956-02) (UK)
Running time
69 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Cloak Without Dagger is a 1956 British thriller film directed by Joseph Sterling and starring Philip Friend, Mary Mackenzie and Leslie Dwyer.[1] It was released in the USA as Operation Conspiracy[2]

Plot

A fashion reporter is united with a former boyfriend, after a chance meeting, and helps him to track down an enemy spy.

Cast

  • Philip Friend as Major Felix Gratton
  • Mary Mackenzie as Kyra Gabaine
  • Leslie Dwyer as Fred Borcombe
  • Allan Cuthbertson as Colonel Packham
  • John G. Heller as Peppi Gilroudian Dress Designer
  • Chin Yu as Yan Chu
  • Bill Nagy as Mario Oromonda
  • Patrick Jordan as Captain Willis
  • Marianne Stone as Mrs. Markley
  • Frank Thornton as Mr. Markley
  • Gerrey Levey as Night club entertainer
  • Boris Ranevsky as Antoine
  • María Mercedes as Spanish girl
  • Larry Taylor as Sergeant Blake

Critical reception

The Radio Times described it as "an uncomfortable mix of romance and mystery" ;[3] while Britmovie called it a "light-hearted spy story with a touch of romance."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Cloak without Dagger (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Operation Conspiracy". TVGuide.com.
  3. ^ David Parkinson. "Cloak without Dagger". RadioTimes.
  4. ^ "Cloak Without Dagger". britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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