Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948)
- Directed by
- Alfred J. Goulding
- Genre
- spy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rating
- 4.3 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A British intelligence agent takes on a criminal gang planning to steal a secret weapon. He works with his sidekicks and a police inspector to stop them.
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What happens
Dick Barton: Special Agent (released to television in the USA as Dick Barton, Detective) is a 1948 British second feature ('B') spy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Don Stannard. It was written by Goulding and Alan Stranks, adapted from the extremely popular BBC radio serial Dick Barton – Special Agent. It was the first of three films that Hammer Film Productions made about the British agent, followed by Dick Barton at Bay and Dick Barton Strikes Back. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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