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Reviews of Contraband (1940)
aka Blackout
Reviews:-
- Fascinating trivia (and any goofs) connected with the film
- All location & studio details known
- Contemporary Plot Synopsis Picturegoer and Film Weekly, May 11, 1940
- Contemporary Review Picture Show, May 18th, 1940
- Films of the Golden Age
- Time Out review
- TV Guide review
- "Radio Times" film guide
- The Onion Review
- The sexiest film of 1940?
- Contraband - The Realist School
- Contraband - Powell, Pressburger, Veidt, Hobson, Junge and others by Tony Williams
- Link to -> Contraband: An Interview with David Pierce by Paula Vitaris
- Link to -> Senses of Cinema article by Alexander C. Ives
- Link to -> trailer at Rotten Tomatoes
Pictures from the PaPAS Gallery
Other P&P reviews