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British Intelligence

Although the home of cabinet minister Arthur Bennett is a hotbed of spies, moles, and double agents, no one knows the true identity of notorious German spymaster Strendler.

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During WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with the family of a high-placed British official where she is to rendezvous with the butler Valdar, also a spy, and help him transmit secret war plans back to Germany.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
German
  • london, england
  • world war i
  • secret agent
  • double agent
  • female spy
  • german spy
  • spy thriller
  • counter-espionage
  • bombing mission

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Writers

Lee Katz

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR29 Jan 1940
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical(Melbourne Australia)10 Nov 1939

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British Intelligence was released on 10 November 1939.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/23/2022

    6/10

    On the face of it, this is just another wartime espionage story where the ending is never really in any doubt. Actually, though, the plot is a bit more interesting. Set during WWI, Margaret Lindsay ("Helene von Lorbeer") is sent to London, to the home of Cabinet Minister "Arthur Bennett" (Holmes Herbert), where she is to rendezvous with his already treacherous butler "Valdar" (Boris Karloff). Once there, we embark on…

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