Secret of Stamboul (1936)

Original title

The Secret of Stamboul

Directed by

Andrew Marton

Genre

adventure film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British agent works to stop a revolution in Istanbul. The story follows his efforts against a conspiratorial network.

suspensefuladventurousdatedbriskespionageplot-drivenstylizeddramatic

What happens

The Secret of Stamboul (also known as The Spy in White) is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson, James Mason and Frank Vosper. It was written by Laslo Benedek, George A. Hill, Noel Langley, Andrew Marton, Richard Wainwright and Howard Irving Young, based from the 1935 novel The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley. It was made at Shepperton Studios. The screenplay concerns a British agent who tries to thwart a revolution. After the success of The Spy in Black, also starring Valerie Hobson, the film was re-released as The Spy in White. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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