On Secret Service

1h 29min

Drama

Romance

War

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.

Cast

Greta Nissen

Greta Nissen

Marchesa Marcella Galdi
Karl Ludwig Diehl

Karl Ludwig Diehl

Captain von Homberg
Don Alvarado

Don Alvarado

Conte Valenti
Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Coloneilo Romanelli
Esme Percy

Esme Percy

Bleuntzli - Reporter
C.M. Hallard

C.M. Hallard

Colonel von Waldmuller
Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Captain Larco
Cecil Ramage

Cecil Ramage

Ermete Davila

Release date

15th Dec 1933

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English