The Silent Battle
Slashed from Today's Headlines!
1939 · 73 min · ★ 9.0 · Thriller
Secret agents try to defeat terrorists on the Orient Express.
Directed by Herbert Mason · Written by Rodney Ackland
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Rex Harrison Jacques Sauvin -
Valerie Hobson Draguisha -
John Loder Bordier -
Muriel Aked Madame Duvivier -
George Devine Sonneman
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