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Contraband( 1940)

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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!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Conrad Veidt

      Capt. Andersen

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      Valerie Hobson

      Mrs. Sorensen

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      Hay Petrie

      Axel Skold

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      Joss Ambler

      Lt. Cmdr. Ashton

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      Raymond Lovell

      Van Dyne

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      Esmond Knight

      Mr. Pidgeon

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      Charles Victor

      Hendrick

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      Phoebe Kershaw

      Miss Lang

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      Harold Warrender

      Lt. Cmdr. Ellis

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      John Longden

      Passport officer

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      Eric Maturin

      Passport officer

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      Dennis Arundell

      Lieman

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      Molly Hamley-Clifford

      Baroness Hekla

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      Eric Berry

      Mr. Abo

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      Paddy Browne

      Singer in 'Regency'

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      Henry Wolston

      First Danish Waiter

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      Julian Vedey

      Second Danish Waiter

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      Sydney Moncton

      Third Danish Waiter

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      Hamilton Keene

      Fourth Danish Waiter

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      Leo Genn

      First Brother Grimm

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      Stuart Latham

      Second Brother Grimm

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      Peter Bull

      Third Brother Grimm

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      Olga Edwardes

      Mrs. Abo

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      Toni Gable

      Miss Karoly

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      Desmond Jeans

      First Karoly

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      Eric Hales

      Second Karoly

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      J.P. Roberts

      Hanson

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      Manning Whiley

      Manager of 'Mousetrap'

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      Frank Allenby

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      Patrick Barr

      Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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      Esma Cannon

      Erik Skold's Niece

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      Albert Chevalier

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      Erik Chitty

      Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)

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      Mark Daly

      Taxi Driver

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      John England

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      Cameron Hall

      Naval Officer

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      Haddon Mason

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      Bernard Miles

      Man Lighting Pipe

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      Milo O’Shea

      Air Raid Warden

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      Nicholas Phipps

      Man in Car

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      Johnnie Schofield

      Waiter at the Cab Drivers Shelter

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      Michael Shepley

      Man in Club

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      Torin Thatcher

      Sailor

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      Townsend Whitling

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      Ben Williams

      Man Selling Torches

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      Duncan Ross

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      Milo O’Shea

      Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 23 2022
    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 gentl...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4490331.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • smuggling (contraband)
    • world war ii