Contraband

Contraband

92 mins | Thriller, Adventure, War | May 11, 1940

When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.

Contraband

92 mins | Thriller, Adventure, War | May 11, 1940

Contraband
When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers British National Films
Original title Contraband
Directors Michael Powell
Writers Michael Powell, Brock Williams, Emeric Pressburger

Cast

Conrad Veidt

as Capt. Andersen

Valerie Hobson

as Mrs. Sorensen

Hay Petrie

as Axel Skold

Joss Ambler

as Lt. Cmdr. Ashton

Raymond Lovell

as Van Dyne

Esmond Knight

as Mr. Pidgeon

Charles Victor

as Hendrick

Phoebe Kershaw

as Miss Lang

Harold Warrender

as Lt. Cmdr. Ellis

John Longden

as Passport officer

Eric Maturin

as Passport officer

Dennis Arundell

as Lieman

Molly Hamley-Clifford

as Baroness Hekla

Eric Berry

as Mr. Abo

Paddy Browne

as Singer in 'Regency'

Henry Wolston

as First Danish Waiter

Julian Vedey

as Second Danish Waiter

Sydney Moncton

as Third Danish Waiter

Hamilton Keene

as Fourth Danish Waiter

Leo Genn

as First Brother Grimm

Stuart Latham

as Second Brother Grimm

Peter Bull

as Third Brother Grimm

Olga Edwardes

as Mrs. Abo

Toni Gable

as Miss Karoly

Desmond Jeans

as First Karoly

Eric Hales

as Second Karoly

J.P. Roberts

as Hanson

Manning Whiley

as Manager of 'Mousetrap'

Patrick Barr

as Undetermined Role

Esma Cannon

as Erik Skold's Niece

Erik Chitty

as Cloakroom Attendant

Mark Daly

as Taxi Driver

Cameron Hall

as Naval Officer

Bernard Miles

as Man Lighting Pipe

Milo O’Shea

as Air Raid Warden

Nicholas Phipps

as Man in Car

Johnnie Schofield

as Waiter at the Cab Drivers Shelter

Michael Shepley

as Man in Club

Torin Thatcher

as Sailor

Ben Williams

as Man Selling Torches