The Secret of Stamboul, also known as The Spy in White, is a 1936 British thriller film, taken from the 1935 novel The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley, directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson, James Mason and Frank Vosper. It was made at Shepperton Studios. The screenplay concerns a British agent who tries to thwart a revolution.
Premise
A British agent (Mason) travels to Istanbul (Stamboul) to try to thwart a revolution.
Cast
Valerie Hobson as Tania
Frank Vosper as Kazdim
James Mason as Larry
Kay Walsh as Diana
Peter Haddon as Peter
Laura Cowie as Baroness
Cecil Ramage as Prince Ali
Robert English as Sir George
Emilio Cargher as Renouf
Leonard Sachs as Arif
Andreas Malandrinos as Moltov
References
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
1936 films
1930s adventure thriller films
British adventure thriller films
1930s English-language films
Films directed by Andrew Marton
Films set in Istanbul
Films set in England
Films based on British novels
Films based on works by Dennis Wheatley
Films shot at Shepperton Studios
Films with screenplays by Noel Langley
British black-and-white films
1930s British films
