International Lady (1941)

The film opens with a German air-raid over the skies of London, and moves to the attempts of the F.B.I. and Scotland Yard investigators trying to circumvent the attempts of a sabotage ring ... See full summary »

Director:

Tim Whelan

Writers:

Jack DeWitt (story), E. Lloyd Sheldon (story)

Stars:

George Brent, Ilona Massey, Basil Rathbone

Cast

Cast overview:
George Brent	...	Tim Hanley
Ilona Massey	...	Carla Nillson
Basil Rathbone	...	Reggie Oliver
Gene Lockhart	...	Sidney Grenner
George Zucco	...	Webster
Francis Pierlot	...	Dr. Rowan
Martin Kosleck	...	Bruner
Charles D. Brown	...	Tetlow
Marjorie Gateson	...	Bertha Grenner
Leyland Hodgson	...	Sergeant Moulton
Clayton Moore	...	Sewell
Gordon De Main	...	Denby
Frederick Worlock	...	Sir Henry
Jack Mulhall	...	Desk Clerk
Ralph Dunn	...	Don

Storyline

The film opens with a German air-raid over the skies of London, and moves to the attempts of the F.B.I. and Scotland Yard investigators trying to circumvent the attempts of a sabotage ring dedicated to impeding the flow of American airplanes and flying fortresses to Britain(on FDR's Lend-Lease program since the United States was not yet at war against Germany and Italy.) Tim Hanley is an American agent, posing as a lawyer connected with the United States Embassy in London, and Reggie Oliver, a Scotland Yard detective, posing as a music critic, who has a hard time understanding American slang. Both are keeping their eye on Carla Nillson, a famous singer, whom they suspect of espionage. They all meet in London, then in Lisbon, and eventually in New York City, where Carla sings on the radio under the auspices and sponsorship of Siudney Grenner, a wealthy candy manufacturer, who is in reality the head of the sabotage gang. Miss Nillson may or may not know that some of the songs she sings ...

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Plot Keywords:

airplane | singer | scotland yard | saboteur | sabotage | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

Portuguese German English

Release Date:

16 October 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cinquième bureau

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward Small Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

'George Brent' to refers to Basil Rathbone as "Sherlock" about half way through the movie. Rathbone had already made a couple of Sherlock Holmes movies and was scheduled to make several more.

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Connections

Referenced in Let's Go to the Movies (1949)

User Reviews

A Seductive Spy Thriller!!

In this 1941 film,Illona Massey stars as a breathtakingly beautiful musician who has the eye of about every man in the audience including a duo of British and American Agents who knows she's a Nazi Spy as they chase her through the cities of London and New York which makes the movie a must see seductive spy thriller!!