A young girl, Mary Tillet, is forced to find a new place to live due to her London home being bombed during World War II. Her tobacconist landlord, Jack Rawling, tries to help her turn her new apartment into a home. Meanwhile the newspapers are reporting news of the "London Blackout Murders," a murder spree being committed against a ring of suspected Nazi spies, and Mary must determine if her kind landlord is an assassin.

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Secret Motive (1943)

Drama/Crime · 0h 59m · 1/15/1943

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DEATH STRIKES...When Air Raid Sirens Wail!

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A young girl, Mary Tillet, is forced to find a new place to live due to her London home being bombed during World War II. Her tobacconist landlord, Jack Rawling, tries to help her turn her new apartment into a home. Meanwhile the newspapers are reporting news of the "London Blackout Murders," a murder spree being committed against a ring of suspected Nazi spies, and Mary must determine if her kind landlord is an assassin.

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Company

Republic Pictures
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Cast
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John Abbott

Jack Rawlings
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Mary McLeod

Mary Tillet
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Lloyd Corrigan

Inspector Harris
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Lester Matthews

Oliver Madison
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Anita Sharp-Bolster

Mrs. Pringle (as Anita Bolster)
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Louis Borel

Peter Dongen (as Louis Borell)
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Billy Bevan

Air Raid Warden
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Lumsden Hare

Supt. Neil
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Frederick Worlock

Eugene Caldwell (as Frederic Worlock)
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Carl Harbord

George Sandleigh
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Keith Hitchcock

Village Constable
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Tom Stevenson

Police Doctor
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Frank Benson

Cart Driver (uncredited)
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Clifford Brooke

Justice Burford (uncredited)
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Edward Cooper

King's Counsel (uncredited)
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Carol Curtis-Brown

Mary's Factory Co-Worker (uncredited)
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Jean Fenwick

Mary's WAAF Escort (uncredited)
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Bobby Hale

Cockney Factory Worker (uncredited)
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Olaf Hytten

Court Usher - Bailiff (uncredited)
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Peter Lawford

Percy - Soldier on Train (uncredited)
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Emory Parnell

Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
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Pax Walker

Percy's Girl (uncredited)
Crew
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Curt Siodmak

Director
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Otto Siegel

Director
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Arthur Siteman

Director
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Russell Kimball

Director
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Arthur Morton

Director
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Morton Scott

Director
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Walter Scharf

Director
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Charles Craft

Director
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George Sherman

Director
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Jack A. Marta

Director
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Mort Glickman

Director
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