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Anna Neagle in 'Yellow Canary' (1943)

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Marc Myers
Dec 29, 2021
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I'm a big fan of English spy films shot during World War II. With Britain at war with Nazi Germany since 1939, the film industry there had a huge responsibility to raise spirits, emphasize what they were fighting for and keep the nation's morale up. There are many of these films, often focused on espionage, presumably to remind the population to remain …

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