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Secret Agent (1936)

During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric assassin known as “the General,” the trio close in on their target — until two of them grow ambivalent when their duty to the mission clashes with their consciences.

  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Madeleine CarrollMadeleine CarrollElsa Carrington
  • Photo of John GielgudJohn GielgudRichard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
  • Photo of Peter LorrePeter LorreThe General
  • Photo of Robert YoungRobert YoungRobert Marvin
  • Photo of Percy MarmontPercy MarmontCaypor
  • Photo of Florence KahnFlorence KahnMrs. Caypor
  • Photo of Charles CarsonCharles Carson"R"
  • Photo of Lilli PalmerLilli PalmerLilli
  • Photo of Denys BlakelockDenys BlakelockMan (uncredited)
  • Photo of Sebastian CabotSebastian CabotMan (uncredited)

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