They Met in the Dark (1943)
A Royal navy Commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the Nazis. She tricks him into revealing some military secrets and he is court martial. He vows to track her and her accomplices down.
- Date of release
- 1943-08-11
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Mystery, Romance, Thriller
- Director
- Karel Lamač
Casting
- James Mason — Richard Francis Heritage
- Joyce Howard — Laura Verity
- Tom Walls — Christopher Child
- Phyllis Stanley — Lily Bernard
- Edward Rigby — Mansel
- Ronald Ward — Carter
- David Farrar — Commander Lippinscott
- Karl Stepanek — Riccardo
- Betty Warren — Fay
- Walter Crisham — Charlie
- Jeanne De Casalis — Lady with Dog
- Patricia Medina — Mary, Manicurist (as Pat Medina)
Interesting facts
They Met in the Dark is a 1943 British comedy thriller film directed by Karel Lamač and starring James Mason, Joyce Howard and Edward Rigby. The screenplay concerns a cashiered Royal Naval officer and a young woman who join forces to solve a murder and hunt down a German spy ring. The film features a single song sung by Phyllis Stanley, "Toddle Along". The film is very loosely based on the 1941 novel The Vanishing Corpse by Anthony Gilbert.
Production
The film was shot at Teddington Studios in London with sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold.
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