Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

blanche-2 "British Intelligence" from 1940 is a quick film starring Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Holmes Herbert, and Bruce Lester.Though it's supposed to take place in World War I, it's really a World War II film about espionage, spies of unknown loyalty, and the German urge to take over the world which surfaces from time to time.Lindsay and Karloff both play secret agents placed in the home of a Mr. Bennett, a British official who has campaign secrets and troop placements worth investigating. Spies are everywhere, and everyone seems to be looking for a German spy named Stedler. And we're not sure what side anyone is on.Very entertaining. A combination of spy and mystery story, two of my favorite genres.

utgard14 Fine WWI spy thriller featuring two of my favorites, the great Boris Karloff and lovely Margaret Lindsay. The story centers around a German secret agent (Lindsay) going undercover at the home of a British cabinet minister (Holmes Herbert), whose scar-faced butler (Karloff) is really a double agent. A few twists & turns keep this one interesting. Set in WWI, the plot and dialogue is applicable to WWII as well. No doubt that was intentional. It's a fine B movie with a crisp pace, short runtime, and great cast. Try not to read too much about it or you're sure to come across some spoilers that might ruin some of it for you.

Theo Robertson France 1917 and every British offensive is met by abject failure almost as though the Germans have been getting prior notice of every British plan to deal a knockout blow to the enemy . A spy is suspected within British headquarters and steps are taken to find him It goes without saying the thinking behind this film released by Warner Brothers in 1940 but I'll say it anyway that Europe was at war and just like last time it's the Germans who were the bad guys . There was one slight difference and that was America wasn't strictly neutral this time . You can say that she wasn't neutral in 1914-18 either but it wasn't cut and dried that America wouldn't join the side of France and Britain in 1917 since it had a very large influx of German and Irish migrants and the slaughter of the American Civil War was still within living memory and was being played out in Europe on an even bigger scale and if it wasn't for the Zimmerman telegram America probably wouldn't have joined the conflict America didn't join the Second World War until December 1941 when the attack on Pearl Harbor and a subsequent declaration of war by Nazi Germany led to American siding with Britain but it did have an empathy with Britain to a degree and this film unashamedly shows it . The Germans are of course inherently bad and live up to every single stereotype of being arrogant . We're shown very early in the film a German stating " we will rule the world and if we don't rule it now with the Kaiser we will rule it later and with someone else " . I suppose if you want to rule the world then a Boheminan corporal is a good substitute for royalty ENEMY AGENT does contain a few good scenes but suffers from trying to do a bit too much . Obviously being a propaganda piece a population not yet at war might get slightly bored with seeing arrogant Germans strutting about on screen all the time so we get corny scenes where a British pilot declares his love for a French nurse by saying " I've fallen in love with you " which will elicit a groan . It should also be pointed out that the British stereotypes match their German counterparts by either being posh boys or chirpy cockneys guv

greenheart For a minor war movie, this wasn't too bad. Cross, double-cross, double, double-cross....well, you get the idea. The whole idea of British intelligence staring Boris Karloff immediately contradicts itself. Karloff plays his usual type of role and looked like he hadn't slept in at least a fortnight. Margaret Lindsay stole the show for me with a charming and well-judged performance.I guess the secret of this movie's success for me, is that I was never entirely sure until the end, just exactly who was on which side. It's all about suspense and tension and this movie just about pulled that off. A few clichés throughout, but this was made in war time and are therefore forgivable. A stirring speech at the end to round off a movie that kept my attention and is worth a view.