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On Secret Service

On Secret Service

★ 7.0/10•1933•1h 29m•Drama•Romance•War

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.

Arthur B. Woods · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 29m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 15, 1933

Actors

Greta Nissen

Greta Nissen

Marchesa Marcella Galdi

Karl Ludwig Diehl

Karl Ludwig Diehl

Captain von Homberg

Don Alvarado

Don Alvarado

Conte Valenti

Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Coloneilo Romanelli

Esme Percy

Esme Percy

Bleuntzli - Reporter

C.M. Hallard

C.M. Hallard

Colonel von Waldmuller

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Captain Larco

Cecil Ramage

Cecil Ramage

Ermete Davila

Wallace Geoffrey

B-18

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