the other user comment miss the point of this film entirely while passport to suez be not suppose to be a serious historical examination of what might have happen have the nazi gain control of the suez canal and but a spy or mystery or adventure with some comedy lace in . warren william final turn a michael lanyard be a real winner and thanks to a complex and witty script and the direction of the great andre de toth . the lone wolf film be always entertain ( with the exception of the lone wolf spy hunt and which be nearly ruin by ida lupino ) but passport to suez have a classy feel than any of it predecessor . the camera work in the film be moody and atmospheric and william first meeting with mr. x be very memorable and and one murder scene that take place on an alexandrian street be positively stunning and something hitchcock needn not have be ashamed of . the mystery be intricate and well mesh and and the script feature a memorable array of colorful character gavin muir friendly and urbane nazi operative and sheldon leonard slick nightclub owner and anne savage femme fatale and sig arno eccentric stool pigeon and frederic worlock uptight british intelligence officer and jay novello sleazy spy and and especially lou merrill phlegmatic but deadly double agent . william himself handle the atypical seriousness of the plot perfectly and rein in his usual enjoyable hamminess and while eric blore provide impeccable comedy relief ( his reaction to the mysterious phone caller at the beginning of the picture be hilarious i feel that way with certain telemarketers ) . the propaganda in the film be mercifully minuscule while it have none of the protracted speech that pop up in the early lone wolf film counter espionage . aside from warren remark to muir about the new european order have no room for sentiment and propaganda be bypass for sheer entertainment . a worthy finale to william illustrious stint a the lone wolf .