Lancer Spy

A ranking German officer is captured by English forces during World War I, and British lieutenant Michael Bruce (George Sanders)--a lookalike for the prisoner--is sent back in his stead to obtain needed intelligence. The pose fools all but secret police head Maj. Sigfried Gruning (Peter Lorre), who dispatches a femme fatale (Dolores del Rio) to seduce, and then expose, the impostor. Crackling espionage tale co-stars Joseph Schildkraut, Virginia Field, Lionel Atwill. 76 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.