Cloak Without Dagger
Cloak Without Dagger is a 1956 British thriller film directed by Joseph Sterling and starring Philip Friend, Mary Mackenzie and Leslie Dwyer.[1] It was also released as Operation Conspiracy[2]
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| Directed by | Joseph Sterling |
| Produced by | A.R. Rawlinson |
| Written by | A.R. Rawlinson |
| Starring | Philip Friend Mary Mackenzie Leslie Dwyer |
| Music by | Wilfred Burns |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Carmen Beliaeff |
Production company | Balblair Productions |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service (UK) |
Release date | February 1956 (UK) |
Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
A fashion reporter is united with a former boyfriend, after a chance meeting, and helps him to track down an enemy spy.
Cast
- Philip Friend as Major Felix Gratton
- Mary Mackenzie as Kyra Gabaine
- Leslie Dwyer as Fred Borcombe
- Allan Cuthbertson as Colonel Packham
- John G. Heller as Peppi Gilroudian Dress Designer
- Chin Yu as Yan Chu
- Bill Nagy as Mario Oromonda
- Patrick Jordan as Captain Willis
- Marianne Stone as Mrs. Markley
- Frank Thornton as Mr. Markley
- Gerrey Levey as Night club entertainer
- Boris Ranevsky as Antoine
- María Mercedes as Spanish girl
- Patricia Hayes as Marigold
- Larry Taylor as Sergeant Blake
Critical reception
The Radio Times described it as "an uncomfortable mix of romance and mystery" ;[3] while Britmovie called it a "light-hearted spy story with a touch of romance." [4]
References
- "Cloak without Dagger (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- "Operation Conspiracy". TVGuide.com.
- David Parkinson. "Cloak without Dagger". RadioTimes.
- "Cloak Without Dagger". britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
External links
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