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On Secret Service

On Secret Service

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 15, 1933

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Drama, Romance, War

User Score

70%

Original Title

On Secret Service

Production Companies

British International Pictures

Director

Arthur B. Woods

Description

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.