/nfsTvfanGeIicFPKsYSAO7rpNqV.jpg
ThrillerMysteryRomance

Secret Agent

- Dead Women Tell No Tales Was The Motto of This Charming Lady Killer!

After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.

Release Date : 1936-05-31

Language :GermanEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Madeleine Carroll

Character Name : Elsa Carrington

Original Name : Madeleine Carroll

Gender : Female

John Gielgud

Character Name : Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie

Original Name : John Gielgud

Gender : Male

Peter Lorre

Character Name : The General

Original Name : Peter Lorre

Gender : Male

Robert Young

Character Name : Robert Marvin

Original Name : Robert Young

Gender : Male

Percy Marmont

Character Name : Caypor

Original Name : Percy Marmont

Gender : Male

Florence Kahn

Character Name : Mrs. Caypor

Original Name : Florence Kahn

Gender : Female

Charles Carson

Character Name : "R"

Original Name : Charles Carson

Gender : Male

Lilli Palmer

Character Name : Lilli

Original Name : Lilli Palmer

Gender : Female

Denys Blakelock

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Denys Blakelock

Gender : Male

Sebastian Cabot

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Sebastian Cabot

Gender : Male

Tom Helmore

Character Name : Colonel Anderson (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Helmore

Gender : Male

Andreas Malandrinos

Character Name : Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Andreas Malandrinos

Gender : Male

Howard Marion-Crawford

Character Name : Karl (uncredited)

Original Name : Howard Marion-Crawford

Gender : Male

Rène Ray

Character Name : Maid (uncredited)

Original Name : Rène Ray

Gender : Female

Michael Redgrave

Character Name : Army Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Redgrave

Gender : Male

Michael Rennie

Character Name : Army Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Rennie

Gender : Male

Michel Saint-Denis

Character Name : Coachman (uncredited)

Original Name : Michel Saint-Denis

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-19

John Gielgud charmingly portrays the novelist-cum-officer dragooned by the British spy service into travelling to Switzerland on the trail of a Nazi spy. He is assigned two assistants - a rather naive, but keen, Madeleine Carroll "Elsa" and a suitable sleazy, but lethal, Peter Lorre "as The General". Their first attempt to fulfil their mission goes awry somewhat, as they dispatch the wrong person. It is at this point their consciences start to kick in and they question the morals of their mission - particularly when they actually do discover the identity of the enemy secret agent. Hitchcock and Charles Bennett adapt the Somerset Maugham story with plenty of attention to the detail and the characterisation; the direction is taut and the suspense on the train towards the end keep this enthralling.