Maj. Phillip Waring and Helen Lane are back after being in 1938's 'Cipher Bureau' and are just about to get married when they are called back to use their cryptography skills to decode an important message. This leads to the capture of foreign spies who have designs on wrecking the Panama Canal. Leon Ames as Waring and Charlotte Wynter as Helen reprise their roles comfortably from the previous movie as does Sidney Miller as Jimmy, his role being beefed up here. The cryptography scenes and the interplay between the bureau staff are the best parts of the film though there also is some action. The supporting cast are good including Abner Biberman as the treacherous Johnson, Adrienne Ames as his wife Lia and Richard Loo and Philip Ahn as enemy agents.
Perhaps the first film was better but this one is not bad at all.
There were no sequels to this sequel which was a bit of a shame.
Perhaps the first film was better but this one is not bad at all.
There were no sequels to this sequel which was a bit of a shame.