Secret Agent
6.4
“Dead Women Tell No Tales Was The Motto of This Charming Lady Killer!”
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.
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Cast
17 people
Madeleine Carroll
Elsa Carrington
Known for
The 39 Steps
The Prisoner of Zenda
John Gielgud
Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
Known for
The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Peter Lorre
The General
Known for
M
Casablanca
Robert Young
Robert Marvin
Known for
Crossfire
Western Union
Percy Marmont
Caypor
Known for
Young and Innocent
Rich and Strange
Florence Kahn
Mrs. Caypor
No other roles listed
Charles Carson
"R"
Known for
The Dam Busters
The Curse of the Fly
Lilli Palmer
Lilli
Known for
The House That Screamed
The Boys from Brazil
Denys Blakelock
Man (uncredited)
Also in
Lazybones
The Marriage Bond
Sebastian Cabot
Man (uncredited)
Known for
The Sword in the Stone
The Jungle Book
Tom Helmore
Colonel Anderson (uncredited)
Known for
Vertigo
The Time Machine
Andreas Malandrinos
Manager (uncredited)
Known for
The Fearless Vampire Killers
The Prince and the Showgirl
Alfred Hitchcock Director · Charles Bennett Screenplay Ian Hay Writer
United States release June 12, 1936 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, German, Italian
Production
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Italian
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 11, 1936
Theatrical
United States · June 12, 1936
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
June 15, 1936 · Theatrical
Australia
July 1, 2017 · Digital
Denmark
September 14, 1936 · Theatrical
Finland
October 4, 1936 · Theatrical
Germany
August 26, 1985 · TV
Japan
March 10, 1938 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 6, 1937 · Theatrical
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