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The W Plan is a 1930 British spy film produced and directed by Victor Saville, from a screenplay which he also co-wrote with Miles Malleson and Frank Launder, based on the novel of the same name by Graham Seton. It starred Brian Aherne, Madeleine Carroll, Gibb McLaughlin, and Gordon Harker. When this film was released in the United States, Aherne was appearing in The Barretts of Wimpole Street on Broadway, and receiving praise for his performance as Robert Browning. The film was a critical success, but did not do well at the box office.
Original Release
02/25/1930
US Release
03/15/1931
Cast
Name | Character |
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Brian Aherne | Col. Duncan Grant |
George Merritt | Ulrich Muller |
C.M. Hallard | Commander-in-Chief |
Frederick Lloyd | Col. Jervois |
B. Gregory | Flight Commander Mayne |
Mary Jerrold | Frau Muller |
Madeleine Carroll | Rosa Hartmann |
Clifford Heatherley | Proprietor |
Austin Trevor | Captain of Military Police |
Norah Howard | Lady of the Town |
Directors
Writers
Victor Saville, Frank Launder, Miles Malleson, Graham Seton
Cast
Name | Character |
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Brian Aherne | Col. Duncan Grant |
George Merritt | Ulrich Muller |
C.M. Hallard | Commander-in-Chief |
Frederick Lloyd | Col. Jervois |
B. Gregory | Flight Commander Mayne |
Mary Jerrold | Frau Muller |
Madeleine Carroll | Rosa Hartmann |
Clifford Heatherley | Proprietor |
Austin Trevor | Captain of Military Police |
Norah Howard | Lady of the Town |
Cameron Carr | Otto Cedern |
Milton Rosmer | President of Court Martial |
Alfred Drayton | Prosecutor |
Charles Paton | Defence Counsel |
Wilhelm König | Prison Commandant |
Gordon Harker | Pvt. Waller |
Gibb McLaughlin | Pvt. McTavish |
Robert Harris | Subaltern |
Arthur Hambling | Minor Role |
Miles Malleson | Minor Role |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Victor Saville | Producer |