Spy of Napoleon

Spy of Napoleon
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written byFred V. Merrick
L. du Garde Peach
Harold Simpson
Based onA Spy of Napoleon by Emmuska Orczy
Produced byJulius Hagen
StarringRichard Barthelmess
Dolly Haas
Frank Vosper
Francis L. Sullivan
CinematographyCurt Courant
Edited byJack Harris
Music byWilliam Trytel
Production
company
Distributed byTwickenham Film Distributors
Grand National Pictures
Release date
  • 9 September 1936 (1936-09-09)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Spy of Napoleon is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas, Frank Vosper, Henry Oscar and James Carew. It is based on the 1934 novel A Spy of Napoleon by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, best known for writing The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London and on location around Loch Lomond. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei.

Plot

An illegitimate daughter of Louis Napoleon is taken on as an agent by Napoleon III, ruler of France, who wishes her to spy on the aristocracy whom he suspects of wanting to overthrow him.[1]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Spy of Napoleon (1936) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2016.


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