Lancer Spy
HER KISSES WERE DEATH TRAPS!
1937 | 78m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Gregory Ratoff |
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| Writer: | Martha Cnockhaert McKenna, Philip Dunne |
| Staring: |
| An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and "returns" to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love with him. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 08, 1937 |
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| Director: | Gregory Ratoff |
| Writer: | Martha Cnockhaert McKenna, Philip Dunne |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 08, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dolores del Río | Dolores Daria Sunnel |
| George Sanders | Baron Kurt von Rohback / Lt. Michael Bruce |
| Peter Lorre | Maj. Sigfried Gruning |
| Virginia Field | Joan Bruce |
| Sig Ruman | Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen |
| Joseph Schildkraut | Prince Ferdi Zu Schwarzwald |
| Maurice Moscovitch | Gen. Von Meinhardt |
| Lionel Atwill | Col. Fenwick |
| Luther Adler | Schratt |
| Fritz Feld | Fritz Mueller |
| Lester Matthews | Capt. Neville |
| Carlos De Valdez | Von Klingen |
| Gregory Gaye | Capt. Freymann |
| Claude King | Captain |
| Joan Carrol | Elizabeth Bruce |
| Lynn Bari | Miss Fenwick |
| Colin Clive | Col. Fenwick (rehearsed only) (uncredited) |
| John Burton | Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gregory Ratoff | Director |
| Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Martha Cnockhaert McKenna | Novel |
| Philip Dunne | Writer |
| Herschel McCoy | Costume Design |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Barney McGill | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Samuel G. Engel | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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George Sanders is quite good in this tale of wartime espionage. He is the aristocratic "von Rohback" who returns to take up his acclaimed station in German society after a period of incarceration in Britain during the war. Or, is he? Well we know, but the Germans don't - and so they assign their sup ... er spy detector "Dolores" (Dolores del Rio) to use all of her wiles. Can he resist her charms and also stay one step ahead of the suspicious, ferret-like "Maj. Gruning" (Peter Lorre)? Can she resist his debonaire charms? The plot does proceed along some fairly well established lines, but this is really about a strong and engaging cast telling a story that looks good and flows along quite well - with just the merest hint of jeopardy and a lovely performance from Joseph Schildkraut as the hapless "Prince Ferdi". Not a film you will remember for long, but it's an enjoyable way to pass 80 minutes in the company of some on-form Hollywood talent.