1. Secret Agent (1936) - BFI Screenonline
Hitchcock followed the success of The 39 Steps (1935) with this adaptation of a Somerset Maugham story, 'Ashenden', again credited to Charles Bennett . Starring ...
Hitchcock thriller starring a young John Gielgud
2. Beginner's Guide to Alfred Hitchcock: Secret Agent (1936)
6 sep 2018 · The film is based on two stories by Somerset Maugham, and a play based on those stories. Hitchcock and his screenwriters Charles Bennett ...
This WWI-set espionage thriller has some similarities to a superhero blockbuster.
3. Secret Agent – 1936 - Spy Movie Navigator
Based on a W. Somerset Maugham novel, “Ashenden”. Note: You can watch the entire movie on YouTube. Secret Agent – 1936 film, is an amazing adventure and ...
Secret Agent - 1936 film, is another very interesting spy movie from the 1930s, setting the tone, characters, and plots for many spy movies to come. In Secret Agent, British Intelligence fakes the death of Edgar Brodie (John Gielgud). He is a Captain and a novelist. But they want to send him on a mission
4. Secret Agent (1936) Film Review - Great Books Guy
23 sep 2023 · The script for Secret Agent was based on two stories by Somerset Maugham (“The Traitor” and “The Hairless Mexican”) –Maugham was himself once ...
Secret Agent (1936) Director: Alfred Hitchcock “We aren’t hunting a fox, we’re hunting a man.” ★★★★ An espionage thriller-comedy set during World War I, Secret Agent was Hit…
5. Secret Agent (1936) (Film) - TV Tropes
The film is loosely based on two of W. Somerset Maugham's Ashenden spy stories, "The Traitor" and "The Hairless Mexican". It is not related in any way to the ...
Secret Agent is a 1936 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film stars John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Peter Lorre, and Robert Young. During World War I, British Captain and novelist Edgar Brodie (Gielgud) returns home on leave, only …
6. Secret Agent (1936) - The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki
British soldier and novelist Edgar Brodie returns home during WWI to find that a government agency has faked a report of his death.
Secret Agent (1936)
7. Secret Agent (1936 Hitchcock film) - Ruthless Reviews
5 jul 2020 · In Secret Agent, it seems initially to be a spoof of spy films- Richard Ashedon (John Gielgud) is in over his head, and his fellow agents ...
1 hour 26 minutes Fair Value of Secret Agent: $2.00. If it's streaming, it's a good old timey punt, with amusing performances by Peter Lorre and John Gielgud Summary of the Concept: During World War I, a newly commissioned British spy is tasked with identifying and catching a German spy moving through Switzerland. What's
8. Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide: Secret Agent (1936) - Brenton Film
14 feb 2020 · World War I hero Richard Ashenden (John Gielgud) is co-opted by the Secret Service to hunt down and kill a German spy. In Switzerland he is ...
Uneven little spy gem with twisted thrills, drama, romance and comedy in spades. Double-dealing bootlegs are legion, while quality releases are few; choose your ally carefully.
9. Secret Agent (1936) directed by Alfred Hitchcock • Reviews, film + cast
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 ...
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.
10. Secret Agent (1936) | Presenting Hitchcock Podcast
31 dec 2022 · PH 46 - Secret Agent (1936) · by W. · Adapted from the play by Campbell Dixon · Screenplay by Charles Bennett · Dialogue by Ian Hay · Additional ...
Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron reemerge as men of mystery as they discuss Secret Agent.
11. Classic Film Review: Hitchcock goes “screwball” — almost — with ...
18 dec 2023 · Classic Film Review: Hitchcock goes “screwball” — almost — with Gielgud, Lorre, Carroll, Robert Young and a Daschund — “Secret Agent” (1936).
Alfred Hitchcock’s fame and reputation for crackling, stylish and expressionistic thrillers was pretty well established by the time he got around to “Secret Agent” in 1936. “…
12. BFI Monthly Film Bulletin (May/1936) - Secret Agent - The Hitchcock Zone
Thriller, with elements of comedy, based roughly on Somerset Maugharn's novel "Ashenden" and dealing with the adventures of a British Secret Service agent in ...
BFI Monthly Film Bulletin (May/1936) - Secret Agent
13. WEEK 18: Secret Agent (1936) - Weekly Hitch
2 sep 2014 · At the Swiss Chocolate factory, several chases occur as evil spies find out about the good spies and Ashenden and the General discover that the ...
And we’re back, once again, and welcome to week 18 of Weekly Hitch, a film-studies blog wherein I watch all of Alfred Hitchcock’s movies – in chronological order – and then …
14. SECRET AGENT (1936) - WalterFilm
The story is about three British agents assigned to assassinate a German spy during WWI. Two of them suffer problems when the mission conflicts with their ...
Vintage original 11 x 14" (28 x 35 cm.) lobby card, USA,; GB. John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young, Lillie Palmer, dir: Alfred Hitchcock; Gaumont British Corp. Based on a Campbell Dixon play and Somerset Maugham novel, Hitchcock and his writers brought to the screen a brilliant tale of mystery and thrills, tinged with comedy and romance, presented in a style all his own. The story is about three British agents assigned to assassinate a German spy during WWI. Two of them suffer problems when the mission conflicts with their consciences. This highly desirable card features the four principals. Very minor smudging, FINE.
15. Alfred Hitchcock Films Ranked: #46 'Secret Agent' (1936) - Bleeding Fool
1 jan 2024 · Alfred Hitchcock Films Ranked: #46 'Secret Agent' (1936) ... Except that the movie is still going to push forward with the spy adventure stuff.
#46 in my Ranking of Alfred Hitchcock’s films. I can understand why this is kind of a forgotten Hitchcock mystery thriller. It has most of the elements of a Hitchcockian adventure, but it doesn’t quite gel together all that well. I think there are a few reasons why it doesn’t really work, and they […]
16. Secret agent | Eye Filmmuseum
Tender documentary crammed with imagination. 02:00. Alles goed. Nieuwe release | Intense documentary portrait of three Ukrainian ...
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17. Secret Agent (1936) - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
Based on a play by Campbell Dixon (production undetermined), and the short story collection Ashenden; or The British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham (London ...
During the first world war, novelist Edgar Brodie is sent to Switzerland by the Intelligence Service. He has to kill a German agent. During the mission he meets a fake general first and then Elsa Carrington who helps him in his duty.
18. Secret Agent Alfred Hitchcock Thriller 1936 - Internet Archive
25 jan 2020 · Secret Agent is a 1936 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on two stories in Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham.
Secret Agent is a 1936 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on two stories in Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham. The...
19. Secret Agent Review (1936) - The Spinning Image
John Gielgud plays a novelist-turned-spy whose death is faked by British intelligence during World War One. He is given a new alias – Richard Ashenden – and ...
Secret Agent (1936) review. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring: John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young, Percy Marmont, Florence Kahn, Charles Carson, Lilli Palmer
20. Secret Agent | Rotten Tomatoes
Synopsis British intelligence fakes the death of Edgar Brodie (John Gielgud) to send him on a mission in Switzerland, where as Richard Ashendon he is to locate ...
British intelligence fakes the death of Edgar Brodie (John Gielgud) to send him on a mission in Switzerland, where as Richard Ashendon he is to locate and kill a Germany spy. Accompanying Brodie are fellow agents Elsa Carrington (Madeleine Carroll), who is to play Brodie's wife, and an eccentric assassin known as The General (Peter Lorre). Locating the spy on a train, Brodie and Elsa have second thoughts about their mission just as an American (Robert Young) ingratiates himself with them.
21. Secret Agent - Moviediva
Secret Agent (1936) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Robert Young (86 min.)
22. Secret Agent (1936) - Doctor Macro
Gaumont British Picture Corp., 1936. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Camera: Bernard Knowles. With Madeleine Carroll, Peter Lorre, John Gielgud, Robert Young, ...
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23. Week 29: Secret Agent (1936), the Sadness of Dogs, and VHS
24 jul 2016 · Secret Agent came directly after the runaway success of The 39 Steps, arguably Hitchcock's best British film and one of his all-time greats.
Disclaimer: These essays presume you’ve seen the film in question. If you want to avoid spoilers, watch the movie first! Sad news this week: the world’s last VHS player will be manufactured this mo…
24. Secret Agent (1936) - Alfred Hitchcock - film review and synopsis
Secret Agent is the third, and least known, of five politically themed suspense thrillers which the acclaimed director Alfred Hitchcock made in the ...
An in-depth review of the film Secret Agent (1936), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
25. Secret Agent (1936) - Virtual History
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 ...
British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young, Percy Marmont.
