Cipher Bureau (1938)
This spy thriller is centered upon the actions of the Cipher Bureau, a part of a government agency devoted to intercepting and decoding secret messages. The protagonist must destroy a ring of thinly disguised German spies. The film contains a lot of interesting information about how codes are deciphered and other things such as the ways that broadcast music can contain secret codes. The spies on both sides get involved in a gun battle. The good guys save the day. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters, (more)
- Director(s):
- Charles Lamont
Synopsis of Cipher Bureau
This spy thriller is centered upon the actions of the Cipher Bureau, a part of a government agency devoted to intercepting and decoding secret messages. The protagonist must destroy a ring of thinly disguised German spies. The film contains a lot of interesting information about how codes are deciphered and other things such as the ways that broadcast music can contain secret codes. The spies on both sides get involved in a gun battle. The good guys save the day. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Cipher Bureau
- Leon Ames - Maj. Philip Waring
- Joan Woodbury - Therese Brahm
- Tenen Holtz - Simon Herrick
- Si Wills - Lt. Clarke
- Joseph Romantini - Robert Wormer
- Tudor Williams - Norfolk Officer
- Robert W. Frazer - Paul's Counsel
- Franklin Parker - Announcer
- Peter George Lynn - Lt. Tydall
- Jack Smart - Carlson
- Charlotte Wynters - Helen Lane
- Donald Dillaway - Paul Waring
- Gustav von Seyffertitz - Albert Grood
- Jason Robards, Sr. - Ellsworth
- Hooper Atchley - Cmdr. Nash
- Carl Stockdale - Judge
- Sidney Miller - Jimmy
- Stanley Blystone - Army Lieutenant
- Walter Bonn
- Director(s):
- Charles Lamont
- Writer(s):
- Arthur Hoerl
- Producer(s):
- Franklyn Warner
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