They Made Her a Spy

They Made Her a Spy (1939)

UNCLE SAM CRACKS DOWN ON SPIES! A lone woman risks life - for love - and sweet vengeance!

When her brother is killed by sabotage, Irene Eaton (Sally Eilers) joins the secret service and goes undercover to unroot the culprits.

Date of release
1939-04-14
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 9m
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Director
Jack Hively

Casting

Interesting facts

They Made Her a Spy is a 1939 American spy drama film produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was the first film directed by Jack Hively, who after toiling as an editor for RKO for the prior five years, was given the opportunity to direct, and starred Sally Eilers, Allan Lane, Fritz Leiber, and Frank M. Thomas. The screenplay, written by Jo Pagano and Academy Award winner Michael Kanin, was based on a story by George Bricker and Lionel Houser. The film premiered in New York City on March 29, 1939, and was released nationally two weeks later, on April 14.

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