The Secret Code (1942)
- Directed by
- Spencer Gordon Bennet
- Genre
- spy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 4h 35m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A masked hero known as the Black Commando fights Nazi saboteurs during World War II. Each episode ends with a short lesson on codes and secret writing.
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What happens
The Secret Code (1942) was the 19th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It features the masked hero "The Black Commando" facing Nazi saboteurs, inspired by Republic Pictures' successful Spy Smasher serial of the same year. The chapters of this serial each ended with a brief tutorial in cryptography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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