Inside the Lines (1930)

72 mins | Drama | 20 July 1930

Director:

Roy J. Pomeroy

Writer:

Ewart Adamson

Cinematographer:

Nick Musuraca

Production Designer:

Max Rée

Production Company:

RKO Productions, Inc.
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HISTORY

Earl Derr Biggers' play also was the basis of a 1918 World Film Corp. release of the same title. That film was directed by David H. Hartford and starred Lewis Stone and Marguerite Clayton (See Entry). ...

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Earl Derr Biggers' play also was the basis of a 1918 World Film Corp. release of the same title. That film was directed by David H. Hartford and starred Lewis Stone and Marguerite Clayton (See Entry).

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
13 Jul 1930
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Variety
9 Jul 1930
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CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
PRODUCER
William Le Baron
Prod
WRITERS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Nick Musuraca
Dir of photog
ART DIRECTOR
Art dir
SOUND
George Ellis
Rec eng
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the play Inside the Lines by Earl Derr Biggers (New York, 9 Feb 1915).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
DETAILS
Release Date:
20 July 1930
Premiere Information:
New York opening: 5 Jul 1930
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
RKO Productions, Inc.
20 July 1930
LP1448
Physical Properties:
Sound
RCA Photophone
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
72
Length(in feet):
6,652
Length(in reels):
8
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Jane Gershon and her fiancé, Eric Woodhouse, separate in Germany upon the outbreak of war. Later, they meet in the British fortress at Gibraltar as German spies, Jane posing as the daughter of a friend of the governor's family and Woodhouse as a British officer. Eric surprises Jane trying to obtain the key to the mine-control field in the harbor; she tries to dissuade him from destroying the British fleet; and noticing a gun covering her, he surrenders and feigns suicide. A trusted Hindu servant, Amahdi, denounces her for being a traitor to the Fatherland, threatens to kill her, and is shot by Eric before he can destroy the fleet. Jane discovers that her lover is a British agent, like herself, and they are united under one ...

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Jane Gershon and her fiancé, Eric Woodhouse, separate in Germany upon the outbreak of war. Later, they meet in the British fortress at Gibraltar as German spies, Jane posing as the daughter of a friend of the governor's family and Woodhouse as a British officer. Eric surprises Jane trying to obtain the key to the mine-control field in the harbor; she tries to dissuade him from destroying the British fleet; and noticing a gun covering her, he surrenders and feigns suicide. A trusted Hindu servant, Amahdi, denounces her for being a traitor to the Fatherland, threatens to kill her, and is shot by Eric before he can destroy the fleet. Jane discovers that her lover is a British agent, like herself, and they are united under one flag.

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GENRE
Genre:
Sub-genre:
Espionage


Subject

Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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