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British Agent
HER COUNTRY DEMANDED she take a man's life while her heart demanded his lips...his love!
In the days leading up to the Russian Revolution, Stephen Locke, a minor British diplomat in St Petersburg, falls in love with a Russian spy.
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- British Agent
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Jun 13, 2022 · via TMDB
Leslie Howard is "Locke", a British Consul-General in revolutionary Russia charged with trying to persuade the new Provisional government not to to abandon their pact with the allies and make peace with the Kaiser. It soon becomes clear that this new government is in a pretty precarious position too and that it won't be long before Lenin (Tenen Holtz) and his Bolsheviks will be the ones whom he sees to convince. Naturally, their support comes with strings attached that he must try to accommodate with, or without, the support of his government. Add to his woes, his personal insolvent with Lenin's assistant "Elena" (Kay Francis) and the scheming of "Pavlov" (Irving Pichel) and he has a tough task ahead of him. Sadly, though the story had potential, the execution is all just a bit all over the place. The acting is adequate at best, the dialogue wordy, the action sparse and the plenty of familiar faces in the supporting cast can't really make this story of exciting revolutionary Russia catch fire. The ending is sadly lacklustre, too.
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Leslie Howard
Stephen 'Steve' Locke
Kay Francis
Elena Moura
William Gargan
Bob Medill
Phillip Reed
Gaston LeFarge
Irving Pichel
Sergei Pavlov
Ivan F. Simpson
'Poohbah' Evans
Halliwell Hobbes
Sir Walter Carrister
J. Carrol Naish
Commissioner of War Trotsky
Walter Byron
Under Secretary Stanley
Cesar Romero
Tito Del Val
Arthur Aylesworth
Mr. Henry Farmer
Alphonse Ethier
Paul DeVigney
Frank Reicher
Mr. X
Tenen Holtz
Lenin
Doris Lloyd
Lady Carrister
Mary Forbes
Lady Catherine Trehearne
Marina Koshetz
Maria Nikolaievna (as Marina Schubert)
George C. Pearce
Lloyd George (as George Pearce)
Gregory Gaye
Mr. Kolinoff
Paul Porcasi
Count Romano
Glen Cavender
Russian Policeman (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Anton Grot
Art Direction
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Michael Curtiz
Director
Heinz Roemheld
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