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Passport to Suez (1943)

Passport to Suez poster
Directed by
André de Toth
Genre
spy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A retired jewel thief now working as a private detective gets caught up in a plot against Allied forces in Egypt during World War II. He uses his wits to outmaneuver Nazi spies.

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What happens

Passport to Suez (1943; also known as A Night of Adventure and The Clock Strikes Twelve) is the 20th film featuring the Lone Wolf character. It was the eleventh of fifteen in the Columbia Pictures series, and the last to star Warren William as the lead character, a jewel thief turned private detective. The Lone Wolf battles Nazi spies in Egypt in World War II. The character's next film was The Notorious Lone Wolf. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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