Cipher Bureau (film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Cipher Bureau

| image =File:Cipher Bureau (1938 film).jpg

| caption =

| director = Charles Lamont

| producer = Franklyn Warner

| writer = Arthur Hoerl, from a Monroe Shaff story

| starring =

| music =

| cinematography = Arthur Martinelli

| editing =

| distributor = Grand National Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1938|10|26}}

| runtime = 64 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

}}

Cipher Bureau is a 1938 American film directed by Charles Lamont. The film was successful enough to elicit a sequel, Panama Patrol.

Plot

Philip Waring, the head of a listening agency in Washington D.C., is dedicated to breaking up a foreign radio-spy ring. He enlists his naval-officer brother and tangles with beautiful spies.

Cast