Cipher Bureau
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| Cipher Bureau | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Produced by | Franklyn Warner |
| Written by | Arthur Hoerl, from a Monroe Shaff story |
| Cinematography | Arthur Martinelli |
| Release date(s) | 26 October 1938 |
| Running time | 64 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cipher Bureau is a 1938 American film directed by Charles Lamont.
Leon Ames plays the head of a listening agency in Washington DC dedicated to breaking up a foreign radio-spy ring, enlisting his naval-officer brother, and tangling with beautiful spies. The film was successful enough to cause a sequel, Panama Patrol
[edit] Cast
- Leon Ames as Philip Waring
- Charlotte Wynters as Helen Lane
- Joan Woodbury as Therese Brahm
- Don Dillaway as Paul Waring
- Gustav von Seyffertitz as Albert Grood
- Tenen Holtz as Simon Herrick
- Walter Bonn as Anton Decker
- Si Wills as Lt. Clarke
- George Lynn as Lt. Tydall
- Jason Robards Sr. as Ellsworth
- Sidney Miller as Jimmy
- Hooper Atchley as Commander Nash
- Robert Frazer as Paul's counsel
