Spy of Napoleon
Spy for Napoleon is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas, Frank Vosper, Henry Oscar and James Carew. It is based on the 1934 novel A Spy of Napoleon by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, best known for writing The Scarlet Pimpernel.
| Spy of Napoleon | |
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| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Written by | Emmuska Orczy (novel) Fred V. Merrick L. du Garde Peach Harold Simpson |
| Starring | Richard Barthelmess Dolly Haas Frank Vosper Francis L. Sullivan |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant |
| Edited by | Jack Harris |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premise
An illegitimate daughter of Louis Napoleon is taken on as an agent by Napoleon III, ruler of France, who wishes her to spy on the aristocracy who he suspects of wanting to overthrow him.[1]
Cast
- Richard Barthelmess - Gerard de Lanoy
- Dolly Haas - Eloise
- Frank Vosper - Napoleon III
- Francis L. Sullivan - Chief of Police
- Joyce Bland - Empress Eugenie
- C. Denier Warren - Benicolet
- Henry Oscar - Hugo Blot
- Marjorie Mars - Anna
- Brian Buschell - Phillippe St. Paul
- Lyn Harding - Bismarck
- Wilfrid Caithness - Von Moltke
- George Merritt - Prussian Consul
- Stafford Hillard - Newspaper seller
- James Carew - Gatling
References
- "Spy of Napoleon (1936) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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