Movie Cosmos - Contraband

Description:

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.

Top 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'

Frank Allenby

Patrick Barr

As Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Esma Cannon

As Erik Skold's Niece

Albert Chevalier

Erik Chitty

As Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)

Mark Daly

As Taxi Driver

John England

Cameron Hall

As Naval Officer

Haddon Mason

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

Townsend Whitling

Ben Williams

As Man Selling Torches

Duncan Ross

Milo O’Shea

As Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Michael Powell

Director

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

When Conrad Veidt's Danish freighter is routinely stopped by the Royal Navy in search of contraband; he is held over for 24 hours. He manages to get hold of two shore passes for himself and his first mate, but they are stolen and as he investigates, he encounters Valerie Hobson, the mysterious "Mrs. Sorensen" and soon is embroiled in a top secret Nazi espionage conspiracy. Just as with "the Spy in Black" (1939) the two stars gel well, Weidt has a sort of suave, debonair style about him that complements his stylish co-star well and the writing gives ample opportunity for some humour as the gently suspenseful, if maybe just a tad too contrived, mystery moves along. Set at the start of WWII, the storyline lacks some of the more sinister aspects of later British-made war films, and much of the style and pace of the story still depicts an optimism that the conflict would be short-lived.

2022-06-23