Squadron Leader X_
"Gestapo terror roams London, itself!"
Equipped with an RAF uniform, an English accent, a photograph of his "wife" and a packet of Players (cigarettes), a German agent is parachuted into occupied Belgium to create anti-British propaganda. Unfortunately for him he chooses a night when the Belgian resistance are smuggling the crew of a British bomber home across the channel. Before he knows it he is landing on the south coast of England. With MI5 hot on his trail, the fugitive tries to contact his old German émigré friends in London. But they have all been interned on the Isle of Man. How will he escape back to Germany ?
Starring
Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak, Walter Fitzgerald
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Squadron Leader X was released 83 years ago in 1943.
Overview
Equipped with an RAF uniform, an English accent, a photograph of his "wife" and a packet of Players (cigarettes), a German agent is parachuted into occupied ...
Squadron Leader X is a Drama, War film with a runtime of 1h 39m.
CAST (14)
Eric Portman
Erich Kohler
Ann Dvorak
Barbara Lucas
Walter Fitzgerald
Inspector Milne
Martin Miller
Mr. Krohn
Beatrice Varley
Mrs. Krohn
Henry Oscar
Dr. Schultz
Barry Jones
Bruce Fenwick
David Peel
Michael Bertholt
Charles Victor
Marks
Mary Merrall
Miss Thorndike
Carl Jaffe
Luftwaffe Colonel
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs. Agnew
Friedrich Richter
Inspector Siegel
Aubrey Mallalieu
Pierre
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What is Squadron Leader X about?
Equipped with an RAF uniform, an English accent, a photograph of his "wife" and a packet of Players (cigarettes), a German agent is parachuted into occupied Belgium to create anti-British propaganda. Unfortunately for him he chooses a night when the Belgian resistance are smuggling the crew of a British bomber home across the channel. Before he knows it he is landing on the south coast of England. With MI5 hot on his trail, the fugitive tries to contact his old German émigré friends in London. But they have all been interned on the Isle of Man. How will he escape back to Germany ?
How long is Squadron Leader X?
Squadron Leader X has a runtime of 99 minutes (1h 39m).
Who stars in Squadron Leader X?
The cast of Squadron Leader X includes Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak, Walter Fitzgerald, Martin Miller, Beatrice Varley.
GENRES (2)
Drama
War