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02/12/1938 Crime 1h 16m
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Overview

John Loder and Elliot Makeham star in Redd Davis’s British topical crime thriller. Professor Grayson is working on an anti-gas experiment and Dr. Klee, whose quiet advertising covers other welfares, means to find it.

  1. Redd Davis

    Director

  2. E. Hayter Preston

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. John Loder

    Capt. Rufus Grant

  2. Noel Madison

    Dr. Klee

  3. Belle Chrystall

    Nora Grayson

  4. Leonora Corbett

    Herlaine Frank

  5. Jerry Verno

    Hugo Guppy

  6. Davina Whitehouse

    Polly

  7. Eliot Makeham

    Professor Grayson

  8. Alexander Sarner

    Mr. Vander

  9. Melville Crawford

    Pete Voss

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-20
This has quite an interesting warning - that we could revert to the evil tactics of using poisoned gas as a tool of warfare; and with the Nazi menace already looming in Europe when this was made in 1938, it has added poignancy. Eliot Makeham ("Prof. Grayson") is a scientist who has designed a formula that can provide a proof against such gases; but the duplicitous Noel Madison ("Dr. Klee) has his eye on it. John Loder ("Capt. Grant" ) is the plucky MI5 guy who has to ride to their rescue. It has a little intrigue at the start, and isn't terrible, but the script and direction are all pretty rou...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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