On Secret Service (1933)
1h 29m
Running Time
December 15, 1933Release Date
On Secret Service (1933)
1h 29m
Running Time
December 15, 1933Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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On Secret Service is a 1933 British thriller film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Greta Nissen, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Don Alvarado, and Austin Trevor. It was produced by British International Pictures. It is based on the 1933 German film Spies at Work with Karl Ludwig Diehl repeating his role from that film. On Secret Service premiered in London on 15 December 1933 and was theatrically released on 21 May 1934. In the United States, the film was released on 9 February 1936 as Spy 77.The film was shot at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.