Sabotage

12
1h 17m
1937
6.7 /10 (353)

A bomb plot... A Killing... Justice.

Overview

Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.

Country : United Kingdom
Languages : English
Released Date: 1937-01-08

Top Billed Cast

Sylvia Sidney

Mrs. Verloc

Oskar Homolka

Karl Verloc - Her Husband

Desmond Tester

Stevie - Her Young Brother

John Loder

Ted

Joyce Barbour

Renee

Matthew Boulton

Superintendent Talbot

S. J. Warmington

Hollingshead

William Dewhurst

The Professor

Clare Greet

Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

Aubrey Mather

Greengrocer (uncredited)

Austin Trevor

Monocle Man (uncredited)

Charles Hawtrey

Studious Youngster (uncredited)

Martita Hunt

The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)

Torin Thatcher

Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited)

Peter Bull

Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed

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