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Secret Agent

World War 1. Novelist Edgar Brodie is shocked to discover that, according to the newspapers, he has died. This turns out to be a cover for a clandestine operation British Intelligence has for him. As Richard Ashenden, he is to go to Switzerland to track down and eliminate a German agent who is undermining British operations in the Middle East. When he gets to his Swiss hotel, he discovers that there's a Mrs Ashenden, and she's in his room.

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Cast & Crew See All

John Gielgud
Ashenden
Madeleine Carroll
Elsa
Robert Young
Marvin

Awards

  • 1936 - NBR Award - Top Foreign Films - winner
  • 1936 - Photoplay Award - Best Pictures of the Month (August) - winner
  • 1936 - Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August) - winner
  • 1936 - Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August) - winner

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