Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let

NR 1941 · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · Thriller, Mystery, Comedy

Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.

Directed by Anthony Asquith · Written by Anatole de Grunwald

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