Highly Dangerous (1950)

A rather far-fetched spy drama. Entomologist Frances Gray (Margaret Lockwood) is recruited by British Intelligence to go into a hostile European country to identity insects being used as a possible weapon. Despite no training and the barest of information, Frances arrives in the country - already to the attention of the chief of police (Marius Goring). Her agent contact Alf (Eugene Deckers) doesn't last very long and Frances finds herself arrested and being brutally interrogated...

However, something odd happens to Frances after she is given a truth drug. She suddenly acts like she is a daring secret agent straight out of the radio dramas she listens to! She enlists the help of an American reporter, Bill Casey (Dane Clarke), to carry out her mission...

Quite a ridiculous film though not without a degree of fun. Once Frances does change character it becomes a fast paced and exciting spy yarn, up until that point however the film is rather slow and cliched. Uneven nonsense but pretty enjoyable.