Blackout (1940)
Contraband
Stop that man and woman! His mission is deadlier than that of the enemy in the sky. Her beauty is a dangerous weapon of war!
80 min
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
- Release date
- May 11, 1940
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Budget
- $40,000
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Cast
- Conrad Veidt as Capt. Andersen
- Valerie Hobson as Mrs. Sorensen
- Hay Petrie as Axel Skold
- Joss Ambler as Lt. Cmdr. Ashton, RNR
- Raymond Lovell as Van Dyne
- Esmond Knight as Mr. Pidgeon
- Charles Victor as Hendrick
- Phoebe Kershaw as Miss Lang
- Harold Warrender as Lt. Cmdr. Ellis, RN
- John Longden as Passport Officer
- Eric Maturin as Passport officer
- Dennis Arundell as Lieman
- Molly Hamley-Clifford as Baroness Hekla
- Eric Berry as Mr. Abo
- Paddy Browne as Singer in 'Regency'
- Henry Wolston as First Danish Waiter
- Julian Vedey as Second Danish Waiter
- Sidney Monckton as Third Danish Waiter
- Hamilton Keene as Fourth Danish Waiter
- Leo Genn as First Brother Grimm
- Stuart Latham as Second Brother Grimm
- Peter Bull as Third Brother Grimm
- Olga Edwardes as Mrs. Abo
- Toni Gable as Miss Karoly
- Desmond Jeans as First Karoly
- Eric Hales as Second Karoly
- Manning Whiley as Manager of 'Mousetrap'
- Frank Allenby
- Patrick Barr as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- Hay Petrie as Erik Skold
Crew
- Michael Powell · Director
- Emeric Pressburger · Writer
- Michael Powell · Writer
- Brock Williams · Writer
- John Corfield · Producer
- Richard Addinsell · Composer
- John Greenwood · Composer
- Freddie Young · Cinematographer
- John Seabourne Sr. · Editor