Second Bureau (1936 film)

Second Bureau is a 1936 British spy romance film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Marta Labarr, Charles Oliver and Arthur Wontner. It was made at Shepperton Studios[1] and based on a novel Second Bureau by Charles Robert-Dumas. It was a remake of a 1935 French film of the same name.

Second Bureau
Directed byVictor Hanbury
Produced byJohn Stafford
Written byCharles Robert-Dumas (novel)
Reginald Long
Ákos Tolnay
StarringMarta Labarr
Charles Oliver
Arthur Wontner
Meinhart Maur
Music byJack Beaver
CinematographyJames Wilson
Edited byRalph Thomas
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
December 1936
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film's title refers to the French military intelligence outfit Deuxième Bureau.

Synopsis

A French spy, Captain Paul Benoit, manages to steal some German secrets. The Germans send Erna Fielder, an agent of their own, after him, but the two spies end up falling in love.

Cast

References

  1. Wood p.92

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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