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 178 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)

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Where to watch Secret Agent

United States: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Hoopla, FlixHouse, Fawesome, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium, Artiflix; watch free on ITVX; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
India: stream on Artiflix
Canada: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV
Australia: stream on Artiflix; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube

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