The Silent Battle is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Herbert Mason and produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan for Pinebrook Studios. The cast includes Rex Harrison, Valerie Hobson and John Loder.[1] It marked the film debut of Megs Jenkins.[2] It is also known by the alternative titles Continental Express and Peace in our Time. It was inspired by the novel Le Poisson Chinois by Jean Bommart. Secret agents try to defeat terrorists on the Orient Express. The film was distributed by Paramount British Pictures.
| The Silent Battle | |
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| Directed by | Herbert Mason |
| Written by | Wolfgang Wilhelm Rodney Ackland Emeric Pressburger (uncredited) |
| Based on | the novel "Le Poisson Chinois" by Jean Bommart |
| Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
| Starring | Rex Harrison Valerie Hobson John Loder |
| Cinematography | Bernard Browne |
| Edited by | Philip Charlot |
| Music by | Francis Chagrin |
Production company | Pinebrook Studios |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It is a remake of the French film The Silent Battle (1937).
The Silent Battle was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom in March 1939.
Cast
edit- Rex Harrison as Jacques Sauvin
- Valerie Hobson as Draguisha
- John Loder as Bordier
- Muriel Aked as Madame Duvivier
- George Devine as Sonneman
- John Salew as Ernest
- Kaye Seeley as Bostoff
- Carl Jaffe as Rykoff
- Megs Jenkins as Louise
- Arthur Maude as Editor
Critical reception
editTV Guide wrote, "competent prewar spy drama with a fairly talented cast, but it doesn't pack the action or suspense of the great espionage drama Night Train to Munich (1940), also starring Harrison."[3]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Silent Battle". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ Tom Vallance (11 October 1998). "Obituary: Megs Jenkins". independent.co.uk. The Independent.
She entered films with a small role in Herbert Mason's exciting thriller set on the Orient Express, The Silent Battle (1939), the first of over 50 films in which she was featured
- ^ "Continental Express". TV Guide.
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