''Counterblast'' is a 1948 British

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Robert Beatty, Mervyn Johns and Nova Pilbeam. It was made by British National Films at Elstree Studios.

Plot

A Nazi scientist escapes from prison, murders a leading professor and takes his place at a research laboratory, where he experiments with

biological warfare Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, insects, and fungi with the intent to kill, harm or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war. ...

with which he intends to wage the next war against Britain.

Cast

* Robert Beatty as Doctor Paul Rankin * Mervyn Johns as Doctor Bruckner * Nova Pilbeam as Tracy Hart * Margaretta Scott as Sister Johnson * Sybille Binder as Martha Lert, Bruckner's housekeeper * Marie Lohr as Mrs Coles * Karel Stepanek as Professor Inman * Alan Wheatley as M.W. Kennedy * Gladys Henson as Mrs Plum * John Salew as Padre Latham * Anthony Eustrel as Doctor Richard Forrester *

Carl Jaffe Carl Jaffe (21 March 1902 – 12 April 1974) was a German actor. Jaffe trained on the stage in his native Hamburg, Kassel and Wiesbaden before moving to Berlin, where his career began to develop. In 1933 Jaffe changed his stage name to Fran ...

as Heinz * Ronald Adam as Colonel Ingram *

Martin Miller Martin Miller may refer to: * Martin Miller (actor) (1899–1969), Czech actor *Martin Miller (cricketer, born 1940), English cricketer *Martin Miller (cricketer, born 1972), English cricketer *Martin Miller (footballer) (born 1997), Estonian footba ...

as Van Hessian * Aubrey Mallalieu as Major Walsh * Olive Sloane as Ingram's Housekeeper

References

External links

* 1948 films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Paul L. Stein British thriller films Films set in London Films set in England Films shot at British National Studios Mad scientist films British black-and-white films 1940s thriller films Films with screenplays by Jack Whittingham 1948 drama films 1940s British films {{1940s-thriller-film-stub