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Bombsight Stolen

Original title: Cottage to Let
  • 1941
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.2K
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Bombsight Stolen (1941)
ComedyMysteryThriller

Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.

  • Director
    • Anthony Asquith
  • Writers
    • Geoffrey Kerr
    • Anatole de Grunwald
    • J.O.C. Orton
  • Stars
    • Leslie Banks
    • Alastair Sim
    • Jeanne De Casalis
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anthony Asquith
    • Writers
      • Geoffrey Kerr
      • Anatole de Grunwald
      • J.O.C. Orton
    • Stars
      • Leslie Banks
      • Alastair Sim
      • Jeanne De Casalis
    • 29User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Bombsight Stolen (1941)
    Alastair Sim in Bombsight Stolen (1941)
    Leslie Banks in Bombsight Stolen (1941)
    George Cole and Wally Patch in Bombsight Stolen (1941)
    Jeanne De Casalis and Alastair Sim in Bombsight Stolen (1941)
    Jeanne De Casalis, Carla Lehmann, John Mills, and Hay Petrie in Bombsight Stolen (1941)
    John Mills in Bombsight Stolen (1941)
    Bombsight Stolen (1941)
    George Cole and Alastair Sim in Bombsight Stolen (1941)
    Muriel Aked, George Cole, and Jeanne De Casalis in Bombsight Stolen (1941)
    Leslie Banks, George Cole, and John Mills in Bombsight Stolen (1941)
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    Leslie Banks
    Leslie Banks
    • John Barrington
    Alastair Sim
    Alastair Sim
    • Charles Dimble
    Jeanne De Casalis
    Jeanne De Casalis
    • Mrs. Barrington
    Carla Lehmann
    Carla Lehmann
    • Helen Barrington
    • (as Carla Lehman)
    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Flt·Lieut. Perry
    George Cole
    George Cole
    • Ronald
    Michael Wilding
    Michael Wilding
    • Alan Trently
    Frank Cellier
    Frank Cellier
    • John Forest
    Muriel Aked
    Muriel Aked
    • Miss Fernery
    Wally Patch
    • Evans
    Muriel George
    Muriel George
    • Mrs. Trimm
    Hay Petrie
    Hay Petrie
    • Dr. Truscott
    Catherine Lacey
    Catherine Lacey
    • Mrs. Stokes
    Gerald Case
    • Squadron Leader Weston
    • (uncredited)
    Noel Dainton
    • Member of Home Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Annie Esmond
    Annie Esmond
    • Lady Wrapping Parcels For The Bazaar
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Gawthorne
    • Senior RAF Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Hambling
    • Scotland Yard Inspector
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Anthony Asquith
    • Writers
      • Geoffrey Kerr
      • Anatole de Grunwald
      • J.O.C. Orton
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Theatrical movie debut of George Cole (Ronald).
    • Goofs
      Despite being apparently unconscious, the downed parachutist can be seen helping the two boatmen pull him into the rowing boat at the start of the film.
    • Quotes

      Helen Barrington: You know, George, I think you waste your time with the wrong sort of women.

      Flt·Lieut. George Perry: I never waste my time with any women.

      Helen Barrington: I quite believe that.

    • Soundtracks
      Overture
      (uncredited)

      from "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"

      Music by Richard Wagner

      Arranged by Louis Levy

    User reviews29

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    Featured review
    6/10
    A nicely-acted "thriller lite"
    A cranky scientist is working on a new bomber sight for use against the Nazis. He's holed up in a cottage in Scotland so he can work in private.

    However, the place turns into a bit of a circus, with more and more people turning up. Clearly, the Germans are after his invention. But who is the bad guy? The weird new lodger? The butler? The wounded pilot? The cook? And who is the GOOD guy, trying to foil the Nazi plot?

    This is a light thriller, with some fine actors (Mills, Sim, and a teen-aged George Cole in his first role) and some good plot twists. But because of the vein of humor throughout, it's hard to get emotionally involved even when the good guys are in peril. There are some scenes reminiscent of Hitchcock (the auction, the barn scene, the hall of mirrors), but in his hands, they would have been truly tense.

    This is definitely worth a watch, if you are a fan of British films of the WW2 era, or if you enjoy Alastair Sim as much as I do. But all considered, it's a thriller without much of a thrill.
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    • LCShackley
    • Mar 30, 2010

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    • Release date
      • May 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cottage to Let
    • Filming locations
      • Gaumont-British Studios, Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK(studio: made at the Gaumont-British Studios, London)
    • Production companies
      • Gainsborough Pictures
      • Gaumont British Picture Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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