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The Secret of Stamboul
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Wikipedia article
'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.
Premise
A British agent (Mason) travels to Istanbul (Stamboul) to try to thwart a revolution.
Cast
* 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
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 1927-1939'. British Film Institute, 1986.
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