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Counter-Espionage (1942)

Counter-Espionage poster
Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective gets tangled up in a case of espionage in London. He tries to outwit spies while dodging comic mishaps.

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What happens

Counter-Espionage is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Edward Dmytryk. Counter-Espionage was the ninth film in Columbia's Lone Wolf series, based on characters created by Louis Joseph Vance. It is also known as The Lone Wolf in Scotland Yard. The film was followed by One Dangerous Night, released in 1943. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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