Secret Journey (1939 film)

Secret Journey
American poster
Directed by	John Baxter
Written by	Michael Hogan
Produced by	John Corfield
Starring	Basil Radford Silvia St. Claire Thorley Walters
Cinematography	James Wilson
Music by	Kennedy Russell
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Release date	2 October 1939
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Secret Journey is a 1939 British thriller film directed by John Baxter and starring Basil Radford, Silvia St. Claire and Thorley Walters. The film was made at M.P. Studios, Elstree, by British National Films as a supporting feature. It is a remake of the 1936 French film Wolves Between Them, itself based on a novel by Charles Robert-Dumas. It was released in the United States in 1940 under the alternative title Among Human Wolves.

Synopsis

The screenplay concerns a British agent who travels to Berlin to recover a top-secret invention that has been stolen by German intelligence.

Cast

• Basil Radford as John Richardson
• Silvia St. Claire as Helen Richardson
• Thorley Walters as Max von Reimer
• Peter Gawthorne as Gen. von Reimer
• Tom Helm as Capt. Benoit
• Joss Ambler as Col. Blondin
• George Hayes as Insp. Walter
• Megs Jenkins as Girl in glasses

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Secret Journey at IMDb