Espionage Agent (1939)
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33% of users liked it
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Unlike many another pre-WW II spy melodramas, Espionage Agent clearly identifies the villains as Germans. Joel McCrea plays Barry Corvall, the son of a recently deceased US diplomat. Boarding a Berlin-bound train, Corvall attempts to swipe a briefcase stuffed with documents which will prove that the… More Unlike many another pre-WW II spy melodramas, Espionage Agent clearly identifies the villains as Germans. Joel McCrea plays Barry Corvall, the son of a recently deceased US diplomat. Boarding a Berlin-bound train, Corvall attempts to swipe a briefcase stuffed with documents which will prove that the Nazis have been infiltrating vital industrial centers in the United States. He is helped along by Brenda Ballard (Brenda Marshall), whose behavior suggests at times that she might not be all that trustworthy. According to the Warner Bros. publicity machine, Warren Duff's screenplay was based on actual events. Coming on the heels of the studio's Confessions of a Nazi Spy, Espionage Agent was indication enough that Warners had declared war on Germany long before President Roosevelt made it official. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lloyd Bacon
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror, Romance, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Sep 30, 1939 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A taut pre-WWII spy film from Warner Brothers directed by Lloyd Bacon.
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Cast
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Joel McCrea
as Barry Corvall
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Brenda Marshall
as Brenda Ballard
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Jeffrey Lynn
as Lowell Warrington
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George Bancroft
as Dudley Garrett
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Stanley Ridges
as Hamilton Peyton
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James Stephenson
as Dr. Rader
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Howard Hickman
as Walter Forbes
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Nana Bryant
as Mrs. Corvall
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Robert O. Davis
as Paul Strawn
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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
as Dr. Helm
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Lucien Prival
as Decker
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Addison Richards
as Bruce Corvall
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Edwin Stanley
as Secretary of State
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Eddie Acuff
as Taxi driver
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Louis Adlon
as Youth
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Fern Barry
as American
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Granville Bates
as Phineas T. O'Grady
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Egon Brecher
as Larsch
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Sidney Bracey
as Steward
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Jean De Briac
as Waiter
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Sarah Edwards
as Woman
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Arno Frey
as Man
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John Hamilton
as Code room instructor
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Winifred Harris
as Lady Ashford
- John Harron
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Grace Hayle
as Mrs. O'Grady
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Stuart Holmes
as American
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William Hopper
as Student
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George Irving
as Elderly official
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Selmar Jackson
as Instructor
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Martin Kosleck
as Karl Mullen
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Glenn Langan
as Student
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Vera Lewis
as Militant woman
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Chris-Pin Martin
as Tunisian Guard (uncredited)
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Billy McClain
as Manservant
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Alex Melesh
as Headwaiter
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Lionel Royce
as Hoffmeyer
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Dorothy Vaughan
as Stout woman
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Henry Victor
as Foreign official
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Emmett Vogan
as Instructor
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Fredrik Vogeding
as Man
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Nella Walker
as Mrs. Peyton
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Lotta Williams
as Woman
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William Worthington
as Instructor
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Lloyd Ingraham
as Woodrow Wilson
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George Reeves
as Warrington's secretary
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Al Lloyd
as American
- Loia Cheaney
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Rolf Lindau
as Foreign agent
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Alice Connors
as American
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Eddie Graham
as American
- Sally Sage