Secrets of Scotland Yard
1944 film by George Blair
- July 26, 1944 (1944-07-26)
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Secrets of Scotland Yard is a 1944 American thriller film directed by George Blair and starring Edgar Barrier, Stephanie Bachelor and C. Aubrey Smith.[1] The screenplay was by Denison Clift, adapting one of his own stories "Room 40, O.B." from Blue Book Magazine.[2] It concerns a British police detective who goes undercover to root out a Nazi spy in Britain's decoding organization.
Cast
- Edgar Barrier as John Usher / Robert Usher
- Stephanie Bachelor as Sudan Ainger
- C. Aubrey Smith as Sir Christopher Pelt
- Lionel Atwill as Waterlow
- Henry Stephenson as Sir Reginald Meade
- John Abbott as Mortimer Cope
- Walter Kingsford as Roylott Bevan
- Martin Kosleck as Josef
- Forrester Harvey as Alfred Morgan
- Frederick Worlock as Mason
- Matthew Boulton as Colonel Hedley
- Bobby Cooper as David Usher
Critical reception
- Silentcomedymafia.com noted that director "Blair keeps up the pace and suspense perfectly well, giving the film a relatively expensive look when you know full well (Republic president) Herbert Yates is pinching every penny."[3]
- In The Star-spangled Screen: The American World War II Film, Bernard F. Dick called the film "first-rate espionage and one of the studios classier efforts...Another instance of a minor film that shows considerably more intelligence than many major ones. It is the only film of the period to explain the techniques of Cryptoanalysis, particularly how page numbers of a book can provide the key to a code."[4]
Bibliography
- Dick, Bernard F. The Star-Spangled Screen: The American World War II Film. University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
- Glancy, H. Mark. When Hollywood Loved Britain: The Hollywood 'British' Film 1939-1945. Manchester University Press, 1999.
External links
- Secrets of Scotland Yard at IMDb
References
- ^ "Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ^ "Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944) - Screenplay Info". TCM.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ^ Roberts, Richard M (April 26, 2014). "• View topic - Cinevent Notes: SECRETS OF SCOTLAND YARD (1944)". Silentcomedymafia.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ^ Dick, Bernard F. (1996). The Star-spangled Screen: The American World War II Film - Bernard F. Dick - Google Books. ISBN 0813128218. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
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Films directed by George Blair
- End of the Road (1944)
- Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944)
- Silent Partner (1944)
- Thoroughbreds (1944)
- Gangs of the Waterfront (1945)
- Scotland Yard Investigator (1945)
- A Sporting Chance (1945)
- Affairs of Geraldine (1946)
- G.I. War Brides (1946)
- Gay Blades (1946)
- That's My Gal (1947)
- The Ghost Goes Wild (1947)
- Exposed (1947)
- The Trespasser (1947)
- Homicide for Three (1948)
- King of the Gamblers (1948)
- Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
- Madonna of the Desert (1948)
- Lightnin' in the Forest (1948)
- Duke of Chicago (1949)
- Streets of San Francisco (1949)
- Alias the Champ (1949)
- Post Office Investigator (1949)
- Rose of the Yukon (1949)
- Flaming Fury (1949)
- Daughter of the Jungle (1949)
- Destination Big House (1950)
- The Missourians (1950)
- Lonely Heart Bandits (1950)
- Federal Agent at Large (1950)
- Women from Headquarters (1950)
- Unmasked (1950)
- Under Mexicali Stars (1950)
- Secrets of Monte Carlo (1951)
- Silver City Bonanza (1951)
- Insurance Investigator (1951)
- Thunder in God's Country (1951)
- Desert Pursuit (1952)
- Woman in the Dark (1952)
- Perils of the Jungle (1953)
- The Twinkle in God's Eye (1955)
- Fighting Trouble (1956)
- Jaguar (1956)
- Spook Chasers (1957)
- Sabu and the Magic Ring (1957)
- The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
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