Hugh Williams

Carla Lehmann

Roland Culver

Michael Wilding

James Mason

Nancy Price

Karl Stepanek

Fritz Wendhausen

Betty Warren

Stewart Granger

Percy Walsh

Anita Gombault

Yvonne Andre

David Page

Nicholas Stuart

Brefni O'Rorke

John Salew

Herbert Lom

Beatrice Varley

Oscar Ebelsbacher

Peter Cozens

Walter Gotell

Terence Young

Basil Bartlett

Anatole de Grunwald

Harold French

Carmen Dillon

Edward B. Jarvis

Jack Mills

George Blackler

Bernard Knowles

Cyril J. Knowles

W. Percy Day

Marcel Hellman

Paul Sheriff

Mischa Spoliansky

John Dennis

Drama

Secret Mission

Marcel Hellman Productions

United Kingdom

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It's fun to see Michael Wilding playing a light-hearted role for a change, and with an on-form Hugh Williams, we are treated to quite an enjoyable wartime espionage thriller. Stewart Granger pops up as the captain of the ship that takes them (and James Mason) to France where they must work with the Resistance to get hold of some secret Nazi logistical deployments. When I say thriller, I really mean light comedy - the pace and the styles of acting are relaxed, there is absolutely no peril at all, and the ending - though slightly more action-packed than the rest of it - is a bit of a formality with explosions. What does work is the chemistry between the gents, and between Williams and Carla Lehmann ("Michèle") who introduces just the slightest hint of jeopardy. Herbert Lom and Karel Stepanek also chip in, adding some panache to the lightweight story and though it's borderline propaganda, to be honest, and a quarter of an hour too long, it's still an amiable outing for some decent talent.

English