On Secret Service (1933)
Greta Nissen stars as an Italian noblewoman living a dangerous double life as a spy. A remake of the celebrated German thriller Spione am Werk. Co-starring noted German actor Karl Ludwig Diehl and American matinee idol Don Alvarado. The film takes place in Vienna, 1912. When an Austrian staff officer is implicated by association with a known Italian spy he goes on the run. Three years later - as the Great War gets into full swing - he returns and begs the Austrian Secret Service to allow him to clear his name from suspicion.
- Date of release
- 1933-12-15
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Director
- Arthur B. Woods
Casting
- Greta Nissen — Marchesa Marcella Galdi
- Karl Ludwig Diehl — Captain von Homberg
- Don Alvarado — Conte Valenti
- Lester Matthews — Coloneilo Romanelli
- Esme Percy — Bleuntzli - Reporter
- C.M. Hallard — Colonel von Waldmuller
- Austin Trevor — Captain Larco
- Cecil Ramage — Ermete Davila
- Wallace Geoffrey — B-18
Interesting facts
On Secret Service is a 1933 British thriller film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Greta Nissen, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Don Alvarado, and Austin Trevor. It was produced by British International Pictures. It is based on the 1933 German film Spies at Work with Karl Ludwig Diehl repeating his role from that film. On Secret Service premiered in London on 15 December 1933 and was theatrically released on 21 May 1934. In the United States, the film was released on 9 February 1936 as Spy 77.
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