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THE W PLAN (1930) German Soldier Identifies Spy Brian Aherne in "WANTED" Poster
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Quantity Available: |
Only one in stock, order soon |
Condition: |
Unspecified by seller, may be new. |
Country/Region of Manufacture: |
United Kingdom |
Size: |
8x10 inches |
Style: |
Black & White |
Industry: |
Movies |
Year: |
Pre-1940 |
Object Type: |
Photograph |
Original/Reproduction: |
Original |
LOC: |
WWI 3-ring binder |
Film Title: |
The W Plan |
Director: |
Victor Saville |
Actors: |
Brian Aherne, Gordon Harker |
Studio: |
British International Pictures (BIP) |
Modified Item: |
No |
Item: |
Vintage original British double-weight photograph |
Item Number: |
S-WPLAN-UK4 |
Year of Release: |
1930 |
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More than a week ago |
Item number: |
1222990131 |
Item description
Vintage original 8 x 10 in. UK double-weight glossy photograph from the classic 1930's British WWI-themed action/adventure spy war drama, THE W PLAN, released in 1930 in the UK by Wardour Films and directed by Victor Saville. Based on the novel of the same name by Graham Seton and featuring a screenplay by Saville with Miles Malleson and Frank Launder, a British spy (Brian Aherne) helps prisoners of war destroy the Germans' secret tunnels. The cast includes George Merritt, C.M. Hallard, Frederick Lloyd, B. Gregory, Mary Jerold, Madeleine Carroll, Clifford Heatherly, Austin Trevor, Norah Howard, and Cameron Carr.
The image depicts a humorous exterior scene depicting British spy Col. Duncan Grant (Brian Aherne), disguised as a German officer, as he glances downwards at Pvt. Waller (Gordon Harker), who points out the spy's resemblance to the man in the WANTED poster. It is in very fine condition.
The W Plan marked the first full-length cinema feature of actor George Merritt. When the 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. While The W Plan did not do well at the US box office, it did receive critical acclaim. Mordaunt Hall of The New York Times gave it a very positive review, applauding the acting of Aherne and Madeleine Carroll, and calling the picture, "... an exciting and splendidly staged English espionage melodrama," and the "... most satisfactory production sent over here from the Elstree Studios.
PLOT: Colonel Duncan Grant (Brian Aherne) is a British officer during World War I. When the British high command get wind of a German plan, titled The W Plan, from the lips of a dying German officer, Major Ulrich Muller (George Merritt), they send Grant behind enemy lines to learn the details. After successfully being dropped by airplane near the German town of Essen, where he makes his way to home of the dead German who was responsible for the plan. Grant is chosen because he speaks fluent German, having spent a significant amount of time in Germany prior to outbreak of hostilities. While in Essen, he runs into an old girlfriend, Rose Hartmann (Madeleine Carroll). When he and Rose go to a nearby café, he is approached by German officers and asked for his papers. While he has the documents taken from Muller, the Germans become suspicious, and Grant has to make a quick getaway. Unfortunately, the plane he is supposed to meet with to make his escape is shot down, after which Grant is arrested for desertion. When he is about to be shot, he is instead sent to the very project he had been sent to Germany to learn about, The W Plan. It consists of a very elaborate series of underground works which are being dug beneath the British controlled territory, in order to collapse their lines. Grant succeeds in destroying a vital portion of the German underpinnings, and makes his escape back to British territory. The film ends with the allusion that he will meet up with Rose in Switzerland in the coming days.
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