Lancer Spy

1937

1h 18m

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5.3/10

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An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and "returns" to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love with him.

Directors

Gregory Ratoff

Writers

Philip Dunne(writer by)

Martha Cnockhaert McKenna(novel by)

Stars

Dolores del Río

George Sanders

Peter Lorre

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Dolores del Río

Dolores Daria Sunnel

George Sanders

Baron Kurt von Rohback …

Peter Lorre

Maj. Sigfried Gruning

Virginia Field

Joan Bruce

Sig Ruman

Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen

Joseph Schildkraut

Prince Ferdi Zu Schwarzwald

Gen. Von Meinhardt

Col. Fenwick

Schratt

Fritz Mueller

Capt. Neville

Von Klingen

Capt. Freymann

Captain

Elizabeth Bruce

Miss Fenwick

Col. Fenwick (rehearsed only) (uncredited)

John Burton

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Directors

Gregory Ratoff

Writers

Philip Dunne(writer by)

Martha Cnockhaert McKenna(novel by)

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George Sanders is quite good in this tale of wartime espionage. He is the aristocratic "von Rohback" who returns to take up his acclaimed station in German society after a period of incarceration in Britain during the war. Or, is he? Well we know, but the Germans don't - and so they assign their super spy detector "Dolores" (Dolores del Rio) to use all of her wiles. Can he resist her charms and also stay one step ahead of the suspicious, ferret-like "Maj. Gruning" (Peter Lorre)? Can she resist his debonaire charms? The plot does proceed along some fairly well established lines, but this is really about a strong and engaging cast telling a story that looks good and flows along quite well - with just the merest hint of jeopardy and a lovely performance from Joseph Schildkraut as the hapless "Prince Ferdi". Not a film you will remember for long, but it's an enjoyable way to pass 80 minutes in the company of some on-form Hollywood talent.

Geronimo196711 Jun, 2022