Secret Agent (1936)

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.

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	Madeleine Carroll	As: Elsa Carrington
	John Gielgud	As: Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
	Peter Lorre	As: The General
	Robert Young	As: Robert Marvin
	Percy Marmont	As: Caypor

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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.

Tagline:	Dead Women Tell No Tales Was The Motto of This Charming Lady Killer!
Certification:	15

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Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance

Language: Deutsch, English

Release Date: 31 May 1936

Country: GB

Runtime: 86m

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Company: Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

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Cast

	Madeleine Carroll	Elsa Carrington
	John Gielgud	Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
	Peter Lorre	The General
	Robert Young	Robert Marvin
	Percy Marmont	Caypor
	Florence Kahn	Mrs. Caypor
	Charles Carson	"R"
	Lilli Palmer	Lilli
	Denys Blakelock	Man (uncredited)
	Sebastian Cabot	Man (uncredited)
	Tom Helmore	Colonel Anderson (uncredited)
	Andreas Malandrinos	Manager (uncredited)
	Howard Marion-Crawford	Karl (uncredited)
	Rène Ray	Maid (uncredited)
	Michael Redgrave	Army Officer (uncredited)
	Michael Rennie	Army Captain (uncredited)
	Michel Saint-Denis	Coachman (uncredited)