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THE STORY OF ADVENTUROUS AND GALLANT PEOPLE!

Secrets of Scotland Yard

Secrets of Scotland Yard is Republic's spin on a plotline first elucidated in the old E. Phillips Oppenheim novel The Great Impersonation. After losing WW I, the German high command, with remarkable foresight, prepares for the next war by planting a spy in the British Admiralty. Edgar Barrier plays the dual role of the German spy and his British twin brother. When one twin is killed, the other assumes his identity. The question: is the surviving brother the "good" one or the bad? It is up to C. Aubrey Smith, cast as Scotland Yard inspector Sir Christopher Belt, to sort out the mystery. Though it owes a great deal to the aforementioned Oppenheim yarn, Secrets of Scotland Yard is actually based on a novel by Denison Clift, who also wrote the screenplay.

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Secrets of Scotland Yard Cast

Name Character
C. Aubrey Smith He was 81, 85 years old when he died as Sir Christopher Pelt
Henry Stephenson He was 73, 85 years old when he died as Sir Reginald Meade
Lionel Atwill He was 59, 61 years old when he died as Waterlow
John Abbott He was 123, 72 years old when he died as Mortimer Cope
Edgar Barrier He was 37, 57 years old when he died as John Usher / Robert Usher
Stephanie Bachelor She was 32, 84 years old when she died as Sudan Ainger
Mary Gordon She was 62, 81 years old when she died as Libby, the Housekeeper
Martin Kosleck He was 40, 89 years old when he died as Josef

Secrets of Scotland Yard Crew

Name Department
Otto Siegel as Set Decoration. He was 47 (65) years old when He died Art
William Bradford as Director of Photography. He was 121 (136) years old when He died Camera
Denison Clift as Novel. He was 59 (76) years old when He died Writing
Denison Clift as Screenplay. He was 59 (76) years old when He died Writing
Fred Allen as Editor. He was 50 (61) years old when He died Editing
George Blair as Director. He was 38 (64) years old when He died Directing
Adele Palmer as Costume Design. She was 28 (92) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
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Secrets of Scotland Yard (80 years)

THE STORY OF ADVENTUROUS AND GALLANT PEOPLE!

  • Release day: Wednesday, July 26, 1944
  • Runtime: 68 minutes