Yellow Canary
Blonde and Beautiful...Despised and Hated!...
1943 | 94m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Herbert Wilcox |
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| Writer: | Miles Malleson, P.M. Bower, DeWitt Bodeen |
| Staring: |
| A socialite poses as a Nazi spy to mask her activities as a British agent. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 13, 1943 |
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| Director: | Herbert Wilcox |
| Writer: | Miles Malleson, P.M. Bower, DeWitt Bodeen |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, War |
| Keywords | nazi, ship, bombing |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures, Herbert Wilcox Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 21, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anna Neagle | Sally Maitland |
| Richard Greene | Lieutenant Commander Jim Garrick |
| Nova Pilbeam | Betty Maitland |
| Albert Lieven | Jan Orlock |
| Lucie Mannheim | Madame Orlock |
| George Thorpe | Colonel Charles Hargraves |
| Marjorie Fielding | Lady Maitland |
| Franklin Dyall | Captain Foster |
| Margaret Rutherford | Mrs. Towcester |
| Claude Bailey | Major Fothergill |
| Valentine Dyall | German Commander |
| Sybille Binder | Madame Orlock's Attendant |
| Cyril Fletcher | And Introducing Entertainer |
| Leslie Dwyer | Ship's Steward |
| Ian Fleming | Observe Corpsman in Opening Scene |
| David Horne | Admiral |
| Eliot Makeham | Observer Corpsman in Opening Scene |
| Aubrey Mallalieu | Reynolds |
| Paul Dupuis | Intelligence Officer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Herbert Wilcox | Director |
| Miles Malleson | Screenplay |
| Mutz Greenbaum | Director of Photography |
| P.M. Bower | Writer |
| DeWitt Bodeen | Screenplay |
| Vera Campbell | Editor |
| William C. Andrews | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Herbert Wilcox | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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Anna Neagle ("Sally") is quite efficient as the supposed Nazi sympathiser who abandons her family in a frequently bombed London and heads to the safety of Nova Scotia. En route, she attracts the attention of both the suave Polish officer "Jan Orlock" (Albert Lieven) and of the apparently hapless Bri ... tish one - Richard Greene ("Garrick") on the boat. On arrival, she befriends the mother of "Orlock" (Lucie Mannheim) and our story of espionage and counter-espionage begins in earnest. Nobody is exactly - or even remotely - whom they say they are and Herbert Wilcox manages to keep us guessing for much of the film, helped by three decent lead performances and quite a good story. Margaret Rutherford has some fun, in her very typical fashion to add a bit of light comedy (and sheer bloody mindedness) to the mix too and all told, this is a gently engaging tale of courage and bravery that is just about plausible.