Contraband
Plot: During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
Release Date:
Saturday, May 11 1940
85 years ago
85 years ago
Genres: Thriller, War
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Cast
Conrad Veidt. Conrad Veidt was 47 in Contraband as 'Capt. Andersen'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 22 1893 –
Died: Sat, Apr 03 1943
Died: Sat, Apr 03 1943
Valerie Hobson. Valerie Hobson was 23 in Contraband as 'Mrs. Sorensen'.Birthday: Sat, Apr 14 1917 –
Died: Fri, Nov 13 1998
Died: Fri, Nov 13 1998
Hay Petrie. Hay Petrie was 44 in Contraband as 'Axel Skold'.Birthday: Tue, Jul 16 1895 –
Died: Fri, Jul 30 1948
Died: Fri, Jul 30 1948
Joss Ambler. Joss Ambler was 39 in Contraband as 'Lt. Cmdr. Ashton'.Birthday: Sat, Jun 23 1900 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1959
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1959
Raymond Lovell. Raymond Lovell was 40 in Contraband as 'Van Dyne'.Birthday: Fri, Apr 13 1900 –
Died: Thu, Oct 01 1953
Died: Thu, Oct 01 1953
Esmond Knight. Esmond Knight was 34 in Contraband as 'Mr. Pidgeon'.Birthday: Fri, May 04 1906 –
Died: Mon, Feb 23 1987
Died: Mon, Feb 23 1987
Charles Victor. Charles Victor was 44 in Contraband as 'Hendrick'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 09 1896 –
Died: Thu, Dec 23 1965
Died: Thu, Dec 23 1965
Harold Warrender. Harold Warrender was 36 in Contraband as 'Lt. Cmdr. Ellis'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 15 1903 –
Died: Wed, May 06 1953
Died: Wed, May 06 1953
John Longden. John Longden was 39 in Contraband as 'Passport officer'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 11 1900 –
Died: Wed, May 26 1971
Died: Wed, May 26 1971
Eric Maturin. Eric Maturin was 56 in Contraband as 'Passport officer'.Birthday: Wed, May 30 1883 –
Died: Thu, Oct 17 1957
Died: Thu, Oct 17 1957
Dennis Arundell. Dennis Arundell was 41 in Contraband as 'Lieman'.Birthday: Fri, Jul 22 1898 –
Died: Sat, Dec 10 1988
Died: Sat, Dec 10 1988
Molly Hamley-Clifford. Molly Hamley-Clifford was >> in Contraband as 'Baroness Hekla'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Henry Wolston. Henry Wolston was >> in Contraband as 'First Danish Waiter'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Julian Vedey. Julian Vedey was 41 in Contraband as 'Second Danish Waiter'.Birthday: Sun, Jun 26 1898 –
Died: Fri, Feb 24 1967
Died: Fri, Feb 24 1967
Sydney Moncton. Sydney Moncton was >> in Contraband as 'Third Danish Waiter'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Hamilton Keene. Hamilton Keene was 43 in Contraband as 'Fourth Danish Waiter'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 15 1896 –
Died: Sat, Oct 04 1975
Died: Sat, Oct 04 1975
Leo Genn. Leo Genn was 34 in Contraband as 'First Brother Grimm'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 09 1905 –
Died: Thu, Jan 26 1978
Died: Thu, Jan 26 1978
Stuart Latham. Stuart Latham was 27 in Contraband as 'Second Brother Grimm'.Birthday: Thu, Jul 11 1912 –
Died: Tue, Aug 31 1993
Died: Tue, Aug 31 1993
Peter Bull. Peter Bull was 28 in Contraband as 'Third Brother Grimm'.Birthday: Thu, Mar 21 1912 –
Died: Sun, May 20 1984
Died: Sun, May 20 1984
Olga Edwardes. Olga Edwardes was >> in Contraband as 'Mrs. Abo'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Wed, Jul 23 2008
Died: Wed, Jul 23 2008
Toni Gable. Toni Gable was 17 in Contraband as 'Miss Karoly'.Birthday: Fri, Sep 01 1922 –
Died: Wed, Jan 01 1975
Died: Wed, Jan 01 1975
Manning Whiley. Manning Whiley was 25 in Contraband as 'Manager of 'Mousetrap''.Birthday: Sat, Jan 23 1915 –
Died: Wed, Jan 29 1975
Died: Wed, Jan 29 1975
Frank Allenby
Patrick Barr. Patrick Barr was 32 in Contraband as 'Undetermined Role (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Feb 13 1908 –
Died: Thu, Aug 29 1985
Died: Thu, Aug 29 1985
Esma Cannon. Esma Cannon was 34 in Contraband as 'Erik Skold's Niece'.Birthday: Wed, Dec 27 1905 –
Died: Wed, Oct 18 1972
Died: Wed, Oct 18 1972
Albert Chevalier. Albert Chevalier was >> in Contraband Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Wed, Nov 11 1959
Died: Wed, Nov 11 1959
Erik Chitty. Erik Chitty was 32 in Contraband as 'Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Jul 08 1907 –
Died: Fri, Jul 22 1977
Died: Fri, Jul 22 1977
Mark Daly. Mark Daly was 52 in Contraband as 'Taxi Driver'.Birthday: Mon, Aug 22 1887 –
Died: Fri, Sep 27 1957
Died: Fri, Sep 27 1957
Cameron Hall. Cameron Hall was 43 in Contraband as 'Naval Officer'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 04 1897 –
Died: Mon, Dec 19 1983
Died: Mon, Dec 19 1983
Bernard Miles. Bernard Miles was 32 in Contraband as 'Man Lighting Pipe'.Birthday: Fri, Sep 27 1907 –
Died: Fri, Jun 14 1991
Died: Fri, Jun 14 1991
Milo O’Shea. Milo O’Shea was 13 in Contraband as 'Air Raid Warden'.Birthday: Wed, Jun 02 1926 –
Died: Tue, Apr 02 2013
Died: Tue, Apr 02 2013
Nicholas Phipps. Nicholas Phipps was 26 in Contraband as 'Man in Car'.Birthday: Mon, Jun 23 1913 –
Died: Fri, Apr 11 1980
Died: Fri, Apr 11 1980
Johnnie Schofield. Johnnie Schofield was 51 in Contraband as 'Waiter at the Cab Drivers Shelter'.Birthday: Sat, Mar 09 1889 –
Died: Fri, Sep 09 1955
Died: Fri, Sep 09 1955
Michael Shepley. Michael Shepley was 32 in Contraband as 'Man in Club'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 29 1907 –
Died: Thu, Sep 28 1961
Died: Thu, Sep 28 1961
Torin Thatcher. Torin Thatcher was 35 in Contraband as 'Sailor'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 15 1905 –
Died: Wed, Mar 04 1981
Died: Wed, Mar 04 1981
Ben Williams. Ben Williams was 48 in Contraband as 'Man Selling Torches'.Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1892 –
Died: Thu, Dec 01 1960
Died: Thu, Dec 01 1960
Milo O’Shea. Milo O’Shea was 13 in Contraband as 'Air Raid Warden (uncredited)'.Birthday: Wed, Jun 02 1926 –
Died: Tue, Apr 02 2013
Died: Tue, Apr 02 2013
Crew
Michael Powell. Michael Powell was 34 in Contraband as 'Director, Scenario Writer'Birthday: Sat, Sep 30 1905 –
Died: Mon, Feb 19 1990
Died: Mon, Feb 19 1990
Muir Mathieson. Muir Mathieson was 29 in Contraband as 'Music, Music Director'Birthday: Tue, Jan 24 1911 –
Died: Sat, Aug 02 1975
Died: Sat, Aug 02 1975
Freddie Young. Freddie Young was 37 in Contraband as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Thu, Oct 09 1902 –
Died: Tue, Dec 01 1998
Died: Tue, Dec 01 1998
Emeric Pressburger. Emeric Pressburger was 37 in Contraband as 'Writer'Birthday: Fri, Dec 05 1902 –
Died: Fri, Feb 05 1988
Died: Fri, Feb 05 1988
Brock Williams. Brock Williams was >> in Contraband as 'Scenario Writer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Sat, Feb 10 1968
Died: Sat, Feb 10 1968
Roland Gillett. Roland Gillett was >> in Contraband as 'Associate Producer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Richard Addinsell. Richard Addinsell was 36 in Contraband as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Wed, Jan 13 1904 –
Died: Tue, Nov 15 1977
Died: Tue, Nov 15 1977
John Greenwood. John Greenwood was 50 in Contraband as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Wed, Jun 26 1889 –
Died: Tue, Apr 15 1975
Died: Tue, Apr 15 1975
C. C. Stevens. C. C. Stevens was 33 in Contraband as 'Sound Recordist'Birthday: Sun, Mar 31 1907 –
Died: Sat, Jul 13 1974
Died: Sat, Jul 13 1974
Alfred Junge. Alfred Junge was 54 in Contraband as 'Set Decoration, Production Design'Birthday: Fri, Jan 29 1886 –
Died: Thu, Jul 16 1964
Died: Thu, Jul 16 1964
Anthony Nelson Keys. Anthony Nelson Keys was 28 in Contraband as 'Production Manager'Birthday: Mon, Nov 13 1911 –
Died: Tue, Mar 19 1985
Died: Tue, Mar 19 1985
A.W. Watkins. A.W. Watkins was 44 in Contraband as 'Sound Recordist'Birthday: Sun, Dec 01 1895 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1970
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1970