Overview
Courtenay John Dayre is drugged by a jealous spy on the night before his loveless marriage to Anthea. His twin, John Courtenay Dayre, reluctantly agrees to impersonate his brother at the wedding, only to discover a genuine affection for his accidental wife. Meanwhile, Courtenay begins to understand the price of things when he realises that his affair has allowed a valuable military secret to be stolen.
Director and cast
- Elissa Landi as Anthea Mary Dayre
- Mona Goya as Natasha Boleska
- Marjorie Loring as Daphne
- Muriel Minty as Lady Pomeroy
- Stewart Rome as Dick Hammond
- Walter Tennyson as Lord John Courtenay Dayre
- Alfred Tennyson as Courtenay John Dayre, Duke of Ardayre
- Dino Galvani as Hunya
- David Parr as Hugo
- Vincent Sternroyd as Hargreaves
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