Spy for a Day is a 1940 British comedy thriller film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Douglas Wakefield, Paddy Browne and Jack Allen.[1] The screenplay concerns a British farmer who is abducted by the Germans during World War I.
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| Directed by | Mario Zampi |
| Written by | Story: Stacy Aumonier Screenplay: Ralph Block, Emeric Pressburger, Hans Wilhelm, Anatole de Grunwald |
| Produced by | Mario Zampi |
| Starring | Douglas Wakefield, Paddy Browne, Jack Allen |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Edited by | David Lean |
| Music by | Nicholas Brodszky |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premise
editDuring World War I, a British farmer is abducted by the Germans to take the place of a spy about to be executed whom he closely resembles.
Cast
edit- Douglas Wakefield as Sam Gates
- Paddy Browne as Martha Clowes
- Jack Allen as Captain Bradshaw
- Albert Lieven as Captain Hausemann
- Nicholas Hannen as Colonel Pemberton
- Gibb McLaughlin as Colonel Ludwig
- Allan Jeayes as Colonel Roberts
- Alf Goddard as Sergeant Bryan
- George Hayes as Corporal Boehme
- Eliot Makeham as Trufit
- Hay Petrie as Britt
- O. B. Clarence as Medical Officer
References
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