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28/06/1943 Action, Thriller, War 1h 6m
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Calling All Agents! STAND BY FOR THRILLS! ADVENTURE! ACTION!

Overview

Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. To nab the spy ring, the Government has the West Coast's top radio engineers fired and shadowed to see if the Nazis recruit them to complete work on the prototype radio. Radio engineer Lew Deerhold, a resident alien without a job to pay for his adorable little ward Gina's life-saving operation, falls prey to the spy ring, and is swept up in a maelstrom of deceit and danger.

  1. Frank McDonald

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Arlen

    Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerhold

  2. Wendy Barrie

    Ann Patterson

  3. Nils Asther

    Dr. Arthur Huneker

  4. Roger Pryor

    G.B. Fleming

  5. Abner Biberman

    Commander Toyo

  6. Marc Lawrence

    Vincent Bela

  7. John Miljan

    Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas

  8. Patsy Nash

    Tina Deerhold

  9. Ralph Sanford

    Agent Freddie Grayson

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-26
The title of this is a little misleading - it hasn't really got anything much to do with submarines. It's more an espionage thriller that sees some Nazi spies pinch a prototype shortwave radio transmitter that enables them to report shipping movements to an Axis submarine which then picks them off. In desperation, the authorities fire their top experts in the field in the hope that they will be able to track down these traitors if any of their erstwhile technicians are approached to finesse the radio. The rest of the film serves as a bit of a wartime fillip - we are never in any doubt as to th...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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