Traitor Spy

Traitor Spy
Directed byWalter Summers
Written by
  • Jacques Pendower (novel)
  • Jan Van Lusil
  • Walter Summers
  • Ralph Gilbert Bettison
Produced byJohn Argyle
Starring
CinematographyRobert LaPresle
Edited byTed Richards
Production
company
Rialto Pictures
Distributed byPathé Pictures International
Release date
  • December 1939 (1939-12)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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References

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