International Lady
Directed by	Tim Whelan
Written by	Jack DeWitt E. Lloyd Sheldon
Screenplay by	Howard Estabrook
Produced by	Edward Small
Starring	George Brent Ilona Massey Basil Rathbone
Cinematography	Hal Mohr
Edited by	William F. Claxton Grant Whytock
Music by	Lucien Moraweck
Production company	Edward Small Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	October 16, 1941 (1941-10-16)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

International Lady is a 1941 American spy thriller film directed by Tim Whelan and starring George Brent, Ilona Massey and Basil Rathbone.^{[1] [2]} It was an independent production by Edward Small, released through United Artists. During the production stage it was originally titled as G-Men versus Scotland Yard.^[3] It was released shortly before the entry of the United States into World War II.

Plot

An American operative in Great Britain (George Brent) and his counterpart from Scotland Yard (Basil Rathbone) suspect the beautiful singer Carla Nillson (Ilona Massey) of espionage. As they cleverly unravel her technique of singing in code over the radio, they track her from London, to Lisbon, to New York, where they succeed in tying her to a wealthy candy manufacturer who is, in reality, the saboteur mastermind.

Cast

• George Brent as Tim Hanley
• Ilona Massey as Carla Nillson
• Basil Rathbone as Reggie Oliver
• Gene Lockhart as Sidney Grenner
• George Zucco as Webster
• Francis Pierlot as Dr. Rowan
• Martin Kosleck as Bruner
• Charles D. Brown as Tetlow
• Marjorie Gateson as Bertha Grenner
• Leyland Hodgson as Sergeant Moulton
• Clayton Moore as Sewell
• Gordon De Main as Denby
• Frederick Worlock as Sir Henry
• Jack Mulhall as Desk Clerk
• Ralph Dunn as Don
• Lillian Yarbo as Prissy (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

• Dick, Bernard F. The Star-Spangled Screen: The American World War II Film. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
• Glancy, H. Mark. When Hollywood Loved Britain: The Hollywood 'British' Film 1939-1945. Manchester University Press, 1999.

External links

• International Lady at IMDb
• International Lady at AllMovie
• International Lady at the TCM Movie Database
• International Lady at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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