Secret Journey (1939 film)

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Secret Journey
American poster
Directed byJohn Baxter
Written byMichael Hogan
Produced byJohn Corfield
Starring
CinematographyJames Wilson
Music byKennedy Russell
Production
company
Distributed byAnglo-American Film Corporation
Release date
  • 2 October 1939 (1939-10-02)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Secret Journey is a 1939 British thriller film directed by John Baxter and starring Basil Radford, Silvia St. Claire and Thorley Walters.[1] The film was made at M.P. Studios, Elstree, by British National Films as a supporting feature.[2] It is a remake of the 1936 French film Wolves Between Them, itself based on a novel by Charles Robert-Dumas. It was released in the United States in 1940 under the alternative title Among Human Wolves.

Synopsis

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The screenplay concerns a British agent who travels to Berlin to recover a top-secret invention that has been stolen by German intelligence.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Wood p.101

Bibliography

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  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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