Secret Agent (1932 film)

This article is about the sound film. For the silent film, see The Secret Agent (1924 film). For other uses, see Secret Agent (disambiguation).

Secret Agent
Directed by	Harry Piel
Written by	Werner Scheff Harry Piel
Produced by	Joe Pasternak Harry Piel
Starring	Harry Piel Maria Matray Eduard von Winterstein
Cinematography	Ewald Daub
Edited by	René Métain
Music by	Fritz Wenneis
Production company	Ariel-Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Universal-Film
Release date	18 February 1932 (1932-02-18)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Secret Agent (German: Der Geheimagent) is a 1932 German thriller film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Maria Matray, Eduard von Winterstein and Leonard Steckel. ^[1] It was shot at the Staaken and Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer. It was distributed by the German branch of Universal Pictures.

Synopsis

A chemist has developed a deadly new poison gas that could wipe out humanity. Adventurer Harry Parker sets out to get his hands on the formula and destroy it.

Cast

• Harry Piel as Harry Parker
• Maria Matray as Ruth Managan
• Eduard von Winterstein as Professor Managan
• Leonard Steckel as Oberst Salit
• Reinhold Bernt as Baschin
• Ferdinand Hart as Brandes
• Ferdinand von Alten as Minister
• Kurt Mühlhardt as Sänger
• Wilhelm Diegelmann
• Erich Dunskus
• Gerhard Dammann
• Leopold von Ledebur
• Paul Moleska
• Charly Berger
• Hans Wallner

References

1. DeCelles p.73

Bibliography

• DeCelles, Naomi. Recollecting Lotte Eisner: Cinema, Exile, and the Archive. University of California Press, 2022.
• Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1932. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. ISBN   978-3-927352-07-0.

External links

• Secret Agent at IMDb