Conspiracy is a 1939 American spy drama film directed by Lew Landers, from a screenplay by Jerome Chodorov, based on the story, "Salute to Hate", by John McCarthy and Faith Thomas.
After a gunfight, the foursome escape via seaplane to the United States, where, after they arrive, Nedra tearfully lets them know that she has to go back and help her comrades in their fight for freedom.
[3] In June it was announced that Allan Lane and Linda Hayes would be headlining the picture, with Lew Landers handling the directing reins, and Cliff Reid the producing chores.
[4] It was Hayes first starring role; she had been discovered when she won the 1938 Gateway to Hollywood contest, a nationwide talent search sponsored by producer Jesse Lasky.
[7] It was announced that Robert Barrat, Charley Foy, J. Farrell MacDonald, Lionel Royce, Lester Matthews, and Solly Ward were also in the cast.
[10] Prior to its opening, the Motion Picture Herald wrote that it would be a socially significant film, casting light on the practices of the secret police organizations in countries controlled by dictators.
They also said that the production and direction, by Reid and Landers respectively, "may have had in mind all the serials ever produced", leading to such confusion among the audience viewers that there was no hope of recovery.