The Spy Ring (1938) DVD-R

Starring William Hall, Jane Wyman, Esther Ralston, Robert Warwick, Leon
Ames
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis

Print: black/white
Runtime: 57 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

Spy Ring (aka International Spy) was designed as a trial balloon for new
Universal contractee William Hall. He is cast as Captain Todd Hayden, star
player of an army-camp polo team. What Hayden doesn't know is that
some of his polo cronies are enemy spies, anxious to steal the plans for a
revolutionary new anti-aircraft gun. After miles and miles of polo footage,
the Captain reveals that the head of the spy ring is blonde femme fatale
Jean Bruce (Esther Ralston). This extremely minor film is of marginal
interest today because of the onscreen presence of leading lady Jane
Wyman and the offscreen omnipresence of cult director Joseph H. Lewis.