Secret Agent (1936)
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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.
- Released: 1936-05-11
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance
- Runtime: 1h 26m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 176 votes
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Top cast
- 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
- Florence Kahn as Mrs. Caypor
- Charles Carson as "R"
- Lilli Palmer as Lilli
- Denys Blakelock as Man (uncredited)
- Sebastian Cabot as Man (uncredited)
Where to watch Secret Agent
- United States: stream on FilmBox+, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Fawesome, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- United Kingdom: stream on FilmBox+, ITVX Premium, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV, ITVX; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- India: stream on FilmBox+, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV
- Canada: stream on FilmBox+, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV, Hoopla, Tubi TV
- Australia: stream on FilmBox+, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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