Crimebusters; 3 Classic B&W Crime Movies
British Intelligence (1940)
During WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with the family of a high-placed British official where she is to rendezvous with the butler Valdar, also a spy, and help him transmit secret war plans back to Germany.
Although the home of cabinet minister Arthur Bennett is a hotbed of spies, moles, and double agents, no one knows the true identity of notorious German spymaster Strendler.
Director: Terry O. Morse (as Terry Morse)
Writers: Lee Katz (screen play), (based on a play ['Two Faces East'] by Anthony Paul Kelly)
Stars: Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Bruce Lester
1h 1min | Romance, Thriller, War | 29 January 1940 (USA)
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond has just returned to England. As he is driving home in the dark, a young woman jumps out in front of his car. He misses her, but she falls to the ground. As he tries to revive her, he hears a shout for help, then gunshots. As he goes to investigate, the woman drives away with Drummond's car. He is soon able to trace her to nearby Greystone Manor, and when he goes there to meet her, she slips him a note urging him to help her get out of a desperate situation.
Captain Drummond becomes a prisoner when he intents to protect a beautiful heiress of an espionage organization.
Director: James P. Hogan
Writers: Edward T. Lowe Jr. (screenplay) Herman C. McNeile (play)
Stars: Ray Milland, Guy Standing, Heather Angel
1h 7min | Adventure, Mystery, Romance | 22 January 1937 (USA)
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when.arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Holmes' methods baffle Watson and Lestrade, but his results astonish them. In a long flashback, the victim's wife tells the story of the sinister Vermissa Valley.
Director: Leslie S. Hiscott
Writers: Arthur Conan Doyle (novel), H. Fowler Mear (adaptation)
Stars: Arthur Wontner, Lyn Harding, Leslie Perrins
1h 15min | Mystery, Thriller | 26 August 1935 (UK)
Black & White, NTSC, Full Screen, AC-3
Language: English
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Not Rated
Studio: Direct Source Label
DVD Release Date: June 26, 2007
Run Time: 204 minutes