Madame Spy (1934 film)

Madame Spy
Directed byKarl Freund
Screenplay byWilliam Hurlbut
Story byJohannes Brandt
Josef Than
Max W. Kimmich
Based onUnder False Flag by Max W. Kimmich
Produced byCarl Laemmle, Jr.
StarringFay Wray
Oscar Apfel
Edward Arnold
Nils Asther
CinematographyNorbert Brodine
Edited byDavid Berg
Music byHeinz Roemheld
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • February 10, 1934 (1934-02-10)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Madame Spy is a 1934 American adventure film directed by Karl Freund and starring Fay Wray, Oscar Apfel, Edward Arnold and Nils Asther.[1] The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.[2][3][4] It is a remake of the 1932 film Under False Flag which was produced by Deutsche Universal, the German subsidiary of the studio, and was itself based on a novel of the same title by Max W. Kimmich.[5]

Plot

Maria is married to Captain Franck of German Intelligence. He does not know she is a Russian assigned to spy on him. When he is told to uncover a leak, he vows revenge on his wife.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ "Thrilling Film Story Told in 'Madame Spy'" (The Tuscaloosa News, February 4, 1934, page thirteen)
  2. ^ "Madame Spy". Afi.com. 1933-11-07. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  3. ^ M.H. (1934-02-10). "Movie Review - Madame Spy - Secret Agents". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  4. ^ "Madame Spy (1934) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  5. ^ Goble p.259

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.


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