The Spy in Black

1h 22min

War

Thriller

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

Production Companies

Irving Asher Productions

London Films Productions

Cast

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Captain Ernst Hardt
Valerie Hobson

Valerie Hobson

The School Mistress
Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Lieutenant Felix Schuster
June Duprez

June Duprez

Anne Burnett
Athole Stewart

Athole Stewart

The Rev. Hector Matthews
Agnes Lauchlan

Agnes Lauchlan

Mrs. Matthews
Helen Haye

Helen Haye

Mrs. Sedley
Cyril Raymond

Cyril Raymond

The Rev. John Harris
George Summers

George Summers

Captain Ratter
Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Engineer
Mary Morris

Mary Morris

Chauffeuse
Kenneth Warrington

Kenneth Warrington

Commander Denis
Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

Submarine Officer
Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Bit Part (uncredited)
Bryan Herbert

Bryan Herbert

Corporal Guarding POW's on Ferry
Skelton Knaggs

Skelton Knaggs

German Sailor looking for Capt. Hardt
Howard Marion-Crawford

Howard Marion-Crawford

German Officer in Kieler Hof Hotel
Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Hans - Hotel Receptionist
John Penrose

John Penrose

Newlywed at Kiel Hotel
Johnnie Schofield

Johnnie Schofield

Armed Guard of POWs on Ferry
Diana Sinclair-Hall

Diana Sinclair-Hall

Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Graham Stark

Graham Stark

Bell Boy (uncredited)
Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Passport Official (uncredited)
Jeanne Macintyre

Jeanne Macintyre

German Girl (uncredited)

Release date

3rd Aug 1939

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English, Magyar