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Inside the Lines (1930)

Inside the Lines poster
Directed by
Roy Pomeroy
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A spy drama set before the Code era. An American woman gets involved with a British officer and a German agent in a tense standoff.

dramaticsuspensefuldatedromanticplot-drivenfast-pacedstylishold-fashioned

What happens

Inside the Lines is a 1930 American pre-Code spy drama film starring Betty Compson, Ralph Forbes, and Mischa Auer. It was directed by Roy Pomeroy (who also was the associate producer) from a screenplay by John Farrow and Ewart Adamson, which in turn was based on the 1915 Broadway play of the same name by Earl Derr Biggers. This version is a remake of the 1918 silent version, also with the same name. This film exists in the public domain because the claimants did not renew the copyright after 28 years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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