Secret Agent (1936)

During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric assassin known as “the General,” the trio close in on their target — until two of them grow ambivalent when their duty to the mission clashes with their consciences.

Released May 11, 1936 86 min 15+

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

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