''International Lady'' is a 1941 American spy-

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ...

directed by

Tim Whelan Tim Whelan (November 2, 1893 – August 12, 1957) was an American film director, writer, producer and actor best remembered for his writing credits on ''Harold Lloyd'' and '' Harry Langdon'' comedies, and his directing of mostly British films (e. ...

and starring George Brent, Ilona Massey and

Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume ...

. During the production stage it was originally titled as ''G-Men versus Scotland Yard''. It was released shortly before the entry of the United States into

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

Plot

An American operative in Great Britain ( George Brent) and his counterpart from

Scotland Yard Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's ...

(

) suspect the beautiful singer Carla Nillson ( Ilona Massey) of espionage. As they cleverly unravel her technique of singing in code over the radio, they track her from London, to

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...

, to New York, where they succeed in tying her to a wealthy candy manufacturer who is, in reality, the saboteur mastermind.

Cast

* George Brent as Tim Hanley * Ilona Massey as Carla Nillson *

as Reggie Oliver *

Gene Lockhart Edwin Eugene Lockhart (July 18, 1891 – March 31, 1957)"Gene Lockhart"
''The ...

as Sidney Grenner *

George Zucco George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was a British character actor who appeared in plays and 96 films, mostly American-made, during a career spanning over two decades, from the 1920s to 1951. In his films, he often played a suave ...

as Webster * Francis Pierlot as Dr. Rowan *

Martin Kosleck Martin Kosleck (born Nicolaie Yoshkin, March 24, 1904 – January 15, 1994) was a German film actor. Like many other German actors, he fled when the Nazis came to power. Inspired by his deep hatred of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, Kosleck made ...

as Bruner * Charles D. Brown as Tetlow * Marjorie Gateson as Bertha Grenner *

Leyland Hodgson Leyland Hodgson (5 October 1892 – 16 March 1949), also known as Leland Hodgson, was an English-born American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in London on 5 October 1892, Hodgson entered the theater in 1898. In his early 20s, Ho ...

as Sergeant Moulton *

Clayton Moore Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949 to 1952 and 1953 to 1957 on the television series of the sa ...

as Sewell * Gordon De Main as Denby * Frederick Worlock as Sir Henry *

Jack Mulhall John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years. Early years Mu ...

as Desk Clerk * Ralph Dunn as Don * Lillian Yarbo as Prissy (uncredited)

References

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* 1941 films American spy films Films directed by Tim Whelan Films set in England Films set in Lisbon Films set in London Films set in New York City World War II films made in wartime World War II spy films American black-and-white films American war drama films Films produced by Edward Small United Artists films 1940s English-language films {{war-drama-film-stub