1. 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.
2. Secret Agent (1936) - BFI Screenonline
Starring John Gielgud , and retaining Madelaine Carroll from the previous film, Secret Agent (1936) charts an intriguing, if not completely successful course ...
Hitchcock thriller starring a young John Gielgud
3. Secret Agent – 1936 - Spy Movie Navigator
Brodie meets her for the first time at the Hotel Excelsior, in Switzerland. Based on a W. Somerset Maugham novel, “Ashenden”. Note: You can watch the entire ...
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) - The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki
Mystery - Intrigue - Romance, burn a flaming trail among the gay capitals of Europe! Synopsis. British soldier and novelist Edgar Brodie returns home during ...
Secret Agent (1936)
6. Secret Agent (1936) (Film) - TV Tropes
Secret Agent is a 1936 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film stars John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Peter Lorre, and Robert Young. Advertisement:.
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 …
7. WEEK 18: Secret Agent (1936) - Weekly Hitch
2 sep 2014 · Secret Agent begins with a funeral. But, as will be the case throughout this entire film absolutely nothing is what it seems. As the mourners ...
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 …
8. Secret Agent (1936 Hitchcock film) - Ruthless Reviews
5 jul 2020 · 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 ...
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
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) | Great War Films
28 mei 2018 · The main problem with the film for me is that Gielgud totally phones this one in. As a theatrical actor he didn't really take to cinema in the ...
Spy films. They confuse me. I know that’s kind of the point and all but the very nature of that confusion just turns me right off. I like a good plot twist just like everyone else but my issue with…
11. Week 29: Secret Agent (1936), the Sadness of Dogs, and VHS
24 jul 2016 · When I made that long trek to film school in 1994, one of the items that traveled across the country with me was a 10 film VHS set of “Hitchcock ...
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…
12. Secret Agent (1936) | Presenting Hitchcock Podcast
31 dec 2022 · Written by: Based on the collection of stories Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham. Adapted from the play by Campbell ...
Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron reemerge as men of mystery as they discuss Secret Agent.
13. 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. “…
14. BFI Monthly Film Bulletin (May/1936) - Secret Agent - The Hitchcock Zone
Secret Agent (1936). Thriller, with elements of comedy, based roughly on Somerset Maugharn's novel "Ashenden" and dealing with the adventures of a British ...
BFI Monthly Film Bulletin (May/1936) - Secret Agent
15. Alfred Hitchcock Films Ranked: #46 'Secret Agent' (1936) - Bleeding Fool
1 jan 2024 · Except that the movie is still going to push forward with the spy adventure stuff. It's that disconnect that really undermines what's going ...
#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 (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.
17. Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide: Secret Agent (1936) - Brenton Film
14 feb 2020 · Uneven little spy gem with twisted thrills, drama, romance and comedy in spades. Double-dealing bootlegs are legion, while quality releases ...
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.
