The Secret of Stamboul
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Secret of Stamboul
| image = Secret of Stamboul.jpg
| caption =
| director = Andrew Marton
| producer = Richard Wainwright
| based_on = The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley
| writer = {{ubl|Laslo Benedek|George A. Hill|Noel Langley|Andrew Marton|Richard Wainwright|Howard Irving Young}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Valerie Hobson|James Mason|Frank Vosper|Kay Walsh}}
| music = Allan Gray
| cinematography = Henry Harris
| editing = Inman Hunter
| studio = Richard Wainwright Productions
| distributor = General Film Distributors
| released = {{Film date|1936|10|06|df=yes}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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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.
Plot
A British agent travels to Istanbul (Stamboul) to try to thwart a revolution.{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/49889|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115165601/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/49889|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-15|title=The Secret of Stamboul (1936)|publisher=}}
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.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0028233}}
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Category:1930s adventure thriller films
Category:British adventure thriller films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Andrew Marton
Category:Films set in Istanbul
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:Films based on works by Dennis Wheatley
Category:Films shot at Shepperton Studios
Category:Films with screenplays by Noel Langley
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:English-language adventure thriller films
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