Traitor Spy

Traitor Spy
Directed by	Walter Summers
Written by	Jacques Pendower (novel) Jan Van Lusil Walter Summers Ralph Gilbert Bettison
Produced by	John Argyle
Starring	Bruce Cabot Marta Labarr Tamara Desni
Cinematography	Robert LaPresle
Edited by	Ted Richards
Production company	Rialto Pictures
Distributed by	Pathé Pictures International
Release date	December 1939 (1939-12)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Traitor Spy is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Walter Summers and starring Bruce Cabot, Marta Labarr, Tamara Desni and Edward Lexy. ^[1] It was shot at Welwyn Studios with sets designed by Ian White. It has also been released under the title The Torso Murder Mystery. ^[2] The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Jacques Pendower.

Premise

Both Scotland Yard and the security services are on the trail of some stolen blueprints and believe there is a link with a headless body discovered in Devon.

Cast

• Bruce Cabot as Jim Healey
• Marta Labarr as Freyda Healey
• Tamara Desni as Marie Dufreyne
• Romilly Lunge as Beverley Blake
• Edward Lexy as Inspector Barnard
• Cyril Smith as Sergeant Trotter
• Percy Walsh as Lemnel
• Eve Lynd as Florrie McGowan
• Alexander Field as Yorky Meane
• Hilary Pritchard as Toni Vencini
• Davina Craig as Mabel
• Vincent Holman as Hawkeye
• Anthony Shaw as Commander Anderson
• Peter Gawthorne as Commissioner
• Sic Jukes as Hubert Kessler
• Frederick Valk as German Ambassador

References

1. BFI.org
2. "Traitor Spy (1940)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

External links

• Traitor Spy at IMDb