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.
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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 |
Plot
editA 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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