Counterblast (1948)

Film details

Featuring

Robert Beatty Mervyn Johns Nova Pilbeam
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1948
Genre

Thriller
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Devil's Plot Alternative

Synopsis

A ruthless Nazi scientist who has escaped from a POW camp carries out research on a plague virus with which surviving Nazis intend to unleash on post-war England.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Dr Rankin
    
    Robert Beatty
  - Dr Bruckner
    
    Mervyn Johns
  - Tracy Shaw
    
    Nova Pilbeam
  - Sister Johnson
    
    Margaretta Scott
  - Martha
    
    Sybilla Binder
  - Mrs Coles
    
    Lohr, Marie
  - Proffesor Inman
    
    Karel Stepanek
  - Kennedy
    
    Alan Wheatley
  - Colonel Ingram
    
    Ronald Adam (uncredited)
  - Mrs Plum
    
    Gladys Henson (uncredited)
  - padre
    
    John Salew (uncredited)
  - Dr Forrester
    
    Anthony Eustrel (uncredited)
  - Dr McKechnie
    
    Archie Duncan (uncredited)
  - Heinz
    
    Karl Jaffe (uncredited)
  - Dutch sailor
    
    Martin Miller (uncredited)
  - Major Walsh
    
    Aubrey Mallalieu (uncredited)
  - Dr Owen
    
    Kynaston Reeves (uncredited)
  - Lucas
    
    Jack Melford (uncredited)
  - Dr Williams
    
    Peter Madren (uncredited)
  - Dutch sailor
    
    Frederick Schiller (uncredited)
  - barmaid
    
    Olive Sloane (uncredited)
  - police inspector
    
    Stevins Chambers (uncredited)
  - club steward
    
    John England (uncredited)
  - police detective
    
    Kenneth Keeling (uncredited)
  - taxi driver
    
    Horace Kenney (uncredited)
  - Dutch sailor
    
    H.G. Guinle (uncredited)
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Directed by
    
    Paul L. Stein
  - A British National production
    
    British National
  - Presents
    
    British National Films Ltd.
  - Produced by
    
    Louis H. Jackson
  - Production Supervisor
    
    Fred A. Swann
  - Assistant Director
    
    Leigh Aman
  - Screenplay by
    
    Jack Whittingham
  - Based on an original story by
    
    Guy Morgan
  - Director of Photography
    
    James Wilson
  - Camera Operator
    
    Moray Grant
  - Editor
    
    Joseph Sterling
  - Art Director
    
    Arnold, C. Wilfred
  - Murals by
    
    Olga Lehmann
  - Murals by
    
    Gilbert Wood
  - Wardrobe Supervisor
    
    Tweedy, L.M.
  - Make-up Artist
    
    Hayward, Henry
  - Hair Stylist
    
    A.G. Scott
  - Music Composed and Directed by
    
    Hans May
  - Recording Director
    
    Harold V. King
  - Sound Recordist
    
    George Adams
  - Sound Editor
    
    Catchpole, Eva
  - Sound System
    
    RCA Sound System
  - Made and Produced at
    
    National Studios