US
1940
2hrs
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Joel McCrea and Laraine Day
On the eve of war, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London
This American spy thriller is based on the 1935 novel Personal History by Vincent Sheean (the title of the book was one of several by which the film was known). It features a fine three-quarter rear shot of Southern Railway ‘Lord Nelson’ Class 4-6-0 No.851 Sir Francis Drake arriving at London Waterloo station with an express. The following platform scenes are a set.
