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Intrigue, plot twists and romantic jealousy drive this riveting World War I espionage thriller starring William Powell as a decoding expert assigned to office work instead of the combat role he longed to play. But there is no shortage of action as he becomes involved with a socialite (Rosalind Russell) whose uncle, the Assistant Secretary of War (Samuel S. Hinds), sends him into a world of German spies, a Russian mistress (Binnie Barnes) and betrayal at almost every turn. As he helps to orchestrate and decipher some of the most secret maneuvers in the war, it is not long before his own life is in danger.
Original Release
10/25/1935
US Release
10/25/1935
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Cast
Name | Character |
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William Powell | Lieutenant Bill Gordon / Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan |
Rosalind Russell | Joel Carter |
Binnie Barnes | Olivia Kerloff / Olivia Karloff |
Lionel Atwill | Major William Brennan / Maj. William Brennan |
Cesar Romero | Captain Nicholas Nieterstein / Capt. Nicholas 'Nikki' Nieterstein |
Samuel S. Hinds | John Carter / John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War |
Henry Stephenson | Ambassador / Russian Ambassador Gregory |
Frank Reicher | Dr. R.A. Jackson |
Charley Grapewin | Martin / Prof. Martin |
Leonard Mudie | Roberts |
Directors
Writers
Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack, P.J. Wolfson, George Oppenheimer, Herbert O. Yardley, Monckton Hoffe, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Howard Emmett Rogers, C. Gardner Sullivan
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Powell | Lieutenant Bill Gordon / Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan |
Rosalind Russell | Joel Carter |
Binnie Barnes | Olivia Kerloff / Olivia Karloff |
Lionel Atwill | Major William Brennan / Maj. William Brennan |
Cesar Romero | Captain Nicholas Nieterstein / Capt. Nicholas 'Nikki' Nieterstein |
Samuel S. Hinds | John Carter / John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War |
Henry Stephenson | Ambassador / Russian Ambassador Gregory |
Frank Reicher | Dr. R.A. Jackson |
Charley Grapewin | Martin / Prof. Martin |
Leonard Mudie | Roberts |
Howard Hickman | G-Man |
Charles Trowbridge | Secretary of War Baker |
Murray Kinnell | de Segroff |
Lowden Adams | Butler |
Rudolph Anders | Radio Operator |
Johnny Arthur | Code Room Clerk |
Sam Ash | Mexican |
Max Barwyn | Boris Stronskoff - Russian Singer |
Sidney Bracey | Jackson's Assistant |
Harry C. Bradley | Cashier |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William K. Howard | Producer |
Lawrence Weingarten | Producer |