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Cipher Bureau: Directed by Charles Lamont. With Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters, Joan Woodbury, Don Dillaway. The younger brother of an officer in a secret government code-breaking unit gets involved with a gang of spies and a beautiful double agent.
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- Action, Adventure, Crime
- Charles Lamont
- 1938-10-26
Cipher Bureau is a 1938 American film directed by Charles Lamont. The film was successful enough to elicit a sequel, Panama Patrol. Plot. Philip Waring, the head of a listening agency in Washington D.C., is dedicated to breaking up a foreign radio-spy ring. He enlists his naval-officer brother and tangles with beautiful spies. Cast
The Black Chamber, officially the Cable and Telegraph Section and also known as the Cipher Bureau, [clarification needed] was the first peacetime cryptanalytic organization in the United States, operating from 1917 to 1929. It was a forerunner of the National Security Agency (NSA).
Philip Waring, head of the Cipher Bureau, is trying to break up a Washington spy ring which is transmitting radio messages in code. Philip discovers some of their code books in an unsuccessful raid, but ringleaders Simon Herrick and Albert Grood elude him.
- Charles Lamont, Clem Jones, Ralph Slosser
- Leon Ames
Intrigue, deception, and the ultimate code to freedom. The younger brother of an officer in a secret government code-breaking unit gets involved with a gang of spies and a beautiful double agent ...
- 70 min
- 8.1K
- Cult Cinema Classics
Jun 21, 2019 · The younger brother of an officer in a secret government code-breaking unit gets involved with a gang of spies and a beautiful double agent. Director: Charles Lamont. Stars: Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters, Joan Woodbury, Don Dillaway, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Tenen Holtz, Walter Bonn, Si Wills, George Lynn, Jason Robards Sr., Sidney Miller, Hooper ...
Apr 8, 2021 · Cipher Bureau (1938) Topics Leon Ames. Leon Ames Addeddate 2021-04-08 12:33:14 Color color Identifier cipher-bureau-1938 Scanner ...
