Frank Launder — Playwright (3)
We Dive at Dawn (1943) [Movie] IMDb WikiData
We Dive at Dawn
director: Anthony Asquith actor: John Mills / Eric Portman
other title: La tigre del mare / Plongée à l'aube
A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. In the ensuing battle the British submarine is damaged by a German destroyer. The submarine is leaking fuel so badly that the crew won't be able to make it back to Britain before running out somewhere along the Danish coast. When it seems that their only option may be to blow up the submarine and try to escape to Denmark, seaman James Hobson hatches a plan...
I See a Dark Stranger (1946) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
I See a Dark Stranger
director: Frank Launder actor: Deborah Kerr / Trevor Howard
other title: Agente nemico / L'Étrange Aventurière
Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her travels, she encounters J. Miller, who recruits her as a Nazi spy. She acquires the necessary information that leads to the breakout of a German spy who holds key information about the Allies' newest offensive plans. However, the arrival of British officer David Baynes and his romancing of Bridie lead to unexpected consequences.
The Lady Vanishes (1938) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
The Lady Vanishes
7.5 (6 ratings) director: Alfred Hitchcock actor: Margaret Lockwood / Michael Redgrave
other title: La signora scompare / En kvinde forsvinder
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.