Stamboul Quest

Stamboul Quest (1934)

Sentenced to death...AT FIVE O'CLOCK TEA!

In 1915, German Counter-Intelligence Chief Von Sturm learns that someone is providing the British with critical strategic planning for the Turkish theater. He suspects Ali Bey, Turkish commander for the Dardanelles, and dispatches Annemarie to Constantinople to secure the proof. En route, she becomes involved with Douglas Beall, a footloose American. Complications ensue, requiring Annemarie to engage in some dangerous improvisations.

Date of release
1934-07-13
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Romance, Drama, Thriller
Director
Sam Wood

Casting

Interesting facts

Stamboul Quest is a 1934 American spy film set in World War I, directed by Sam Wood, starring Myrna Loy and George Brent and featuring Lionel Atwill. The screenplay was written by Herman J. Mankiewicz from a story by Leo Birinski.

Production

The story in Stamboul Quest is based on an actual person, a German-trained spy in World War I named Annamarie Lesser – as in this film – or possibly Elsbeth Schragmüller who used the code name "Fräulein Doktor" – probably referring to the PhD she held from the University of Freiburg – and who ran a training school for espionage agents in Antwerp, Belgium, during the German occupation of the city.

George Brent was borrowed from Warner Bros. for this film.

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