Summaries

A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her son is doing by a Nazi spy.

A woman's idle remark about her son has devastating consequences when she is overheard by a nazi spy. Thorold Dickinson's eerily credible account of Fifth Column activity started life as a propaganda short, only to be expanded (at the MOI's behest) into a feature on the dangers of careless talk.

Details

Keywords
  • 1940s
  • stripper
  • retribution
  • reprisal
  • careless talking
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Drama
  • War
Release date May 14, 1942
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, UK
Production companies Ealing Studios Army Kinematograph Service The War Office

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 42m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

All Filters