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Yellow Canary

"Blonde and Beautiful...Despised and Hated!..."

User Score15 votes
52%5.2/10
Release1943
Runtime1H 34M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

A socialite poses as a Nazi spy to mask her activities as a British agent.

Principal Cast8

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Director

Herbert Wilcox

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Certification

NR

Keywords

shipnazibombing

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CinemaSerf6/10

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 British 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.

Jun 26, 2022

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Production:Herbert Wilcox ProductionsRKO Radio Pictures