'' (
1939 ) was the first collaboration between the
British Filmmakers Powell & Pressburger . They were brought together by
Alexander Korda to make this
World War I spy thriller by
Joseph Storer Clouston into a film, and went on to make over 20 more together. ''The Spy in Black'' was released in the
US as '''''U-Boat 29'''''.
Captain Hardt (
Conrad Veidt ), a
World War I German submarine commander, is ordered to lead a mission to attack the
British Fleet at
Scapa Flow . He puts ashore on the
Orkney Islands to meet his contact but finds more than he bargained for in the local schoolmistress (
Valerie Hobson ).
:"
Conrad Veidt ,
Valerie Hobson and
Sebastian Shaw all give excellent performances in the topical film, ''The Spy in Black''. --- ''Picturegoer & Film Weekly'',
October 14 1939
