Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent is a pre–World War II spy melodrama produced by Hal B. Wallis in 1939. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, Espionage Agent, like many Warner Bros. movies, clearly identifies the Germans as the enemy. This was unlike many other movie studios during this period that did not want to antagonize foreign governments.
Plot
The film opens with a description of the Black Tom explosion of a munitions supply located in Jersey City on the Hudson River. The explosion, which occurred during World War I was an act of sabotage by German agents.
Cast
- Addison Richards
- Brenda Marshall
- Cyril Ring
- Eddie Acuff
- Emmett Vogan
- George Bancroft
- George Irving
- George Reeves
- Glen Cavender
- Grace Hayle
- Granville Bates
- Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
- Harold Miller
- Henry Victor
- Howard Hickman
- Jack Mower
- James Stephenson
- Jeffrey Lynn
- Joel McCrea
- John Hamilton
- Lucien Prival
- Martin Kosleck
- Nana Bryant
- Nella Walker
- Rudolph Anders
- Sarah Edwards
- Selmer Jackson
- Sidney Bracey
- Stanley Ridges
- Vera Lewis
- William Hopper
- William von Brincken
- William Worthington
- Wolfgang Zilzer
More details
| author | Michael Fessier Robert Buckner Warren B. Duff |
|---|---|
| director | Lloyd Bacon |
| editor | Ralph Dawson |
| events | World War II |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | american diplomat black tom explosion enemy agent espionage german agent hudson river married nazi spy plan world war i |
| musicBy | Adolph Deutsch |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | melodrama propaganda |