The Secret of Stamboul
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| Directed by | Andrew Marton |
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| Based on | The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley |
| Produced by | Richard Wainwright |
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| Cinematography | Henry Harris |
| Edited by | Inman Hunter |
| Music by | Allan Gray |
Production company | Richard Wainwright Productions |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Secret of Stamboul, also known as The Spy in White, is a 1936 British thriller film, taken from the 1935 novel The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley, directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson, James Mason and Frank Vosper. It was made at Shepperton Studios. The screenplay concerns a British agent who tries to thwart a revolution.
Plot
[edit]A British agent travels to Istanbul (Stamboul) to try to thwart a revolution.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Valerie Hobson as Tania
- Frank Vosper as Kazdim
- James Mason as Larry
- Kay Walsh as Diana
- Peter Haddon as Peter
- Laura Cowie as Baroness
- Cecil Ramage as Prince Ali
- Robert English as Sir George
- Emilio Cargher as Renouf
- Leonard Sachs as Arif
- Andreas Malandrinos as Moltov
References
[edit]- ^ "The Secret of Stamboul (1936)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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- 1936 films
- 1930s adventure thriller films
- British adventure thriller films
- 1930s English-language films
- Films directed by Andrew Marton
- Films set in Istanbul
- Films set in England
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on works by Dennis Wheatley
- Films shot at Shepperton Studios
- Films with screenplays by Noel Langley
- British black-and-white films
- 1930s British films
- English-language adventure thriller films
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