The Secret Adversary or Adventures Inc. (German: Die Abenteurer G.m.b.H.) is a 1929 German silent mystery film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Carlo Aldini, Hilda Bayley and Eve Gray.[1] It is an adaptation of the British writer Agatha Christie's 1922 novel The Secret Adversary.[2] It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin and location shooting around the city and the English port of Southampton. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Leopold Blonder and Franz Schroedter.[3]
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| Directed by | Fred Sauer |
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| Based on | The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie |
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| Cinematography | A.O. Weitzenberg |
Production company | Orplid-Film |
| Distributed by | Messtro-Film |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
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Cast
edit- Carlo Aldini as Pierre Lafitte
- Hilda Bayley as Rita van den Meer
- Eve Gray as Lucienne Fereoni
- Eberhard Leithoff as George Finné
- Elfriede Borodin as Jeanette Finné - seine Schwester
- Shayle Gardner as Julius Vardier - Staatssekretär des Innern
- Hans Mierendorff as Marglin - Chef des Geheimdienstes
- John Mylong as Boris
- Valy Arnheim as Wittington
- Mikhail Rasumny
References
editBibliography
edit- Brunsdale, Mitzi M. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes. ABC-CLIO, 2010.
- Gandert, Gero . Der Film der Weimarer Republik 1929: ein Handbuch der zeitgenössischen Kritik. Walter de Gruyter, 1993.
- Wlaschin, Ken. Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland, 2009.
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