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Espionage Agent

Released Sep 30, 1939 1h 23m Drama List
Reviews 40% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Prior to World War II, a wealthy young American diplomat, Barry Corvall (Joel McCrea), escorts a group of Americans out of a war-torn country. Among the tourists is Brenda Ballard (Brenda Marshall), whom Corvall falls instantly in love with and marries. However, when she reveals that she has agreed to spy for the Germans in exchange for an American passport, Corvall abandons his post and, with his wife's help, sets out to break up the German spy network. Read More Read Less

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TIME Magazine Espionage Agent is filled with as many improbabilities as spies, and it is almost as hard to avoid spotting them. Oct 25, 2017 Full Review Graham Greene The Spectator The whole job seems to have been done very easily. May 10, 2018 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A taut pre-WWII spy film from Warner Brothers directed by Lloyd Bacon. Rated: B Aug 3, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tom M It's difficult to rate this movie as 'rotten' because in 1939 it was an important piece of propaganda. Make no mistake, in 2020, it's dull. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/16/20 Full Review Audience Member A taut pre-WWII spy film from Warner Brothers directed by Lloyd Bacon. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member The only good thing about this movie was Jeffrey Lynn and he was hardly in it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member good spy movie great cast Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Prior to World War II, a wealthy young American diplomat, Barry Corvall (Joel McCrea), escorts a group of Americans out of a war-torn country. Among the tourists is Brenda Ballard (Brenda Marshall), whom Corvall falls instantly in love with and marries. However, when she reveals that she has agreed to spy for the Germans in exchange for an American passport, Corvall abandons his post and, with his wife's help, sets out to break up the German spy network.
Director
Lloyd Bacon
Producer
Louis F. Edelman
Screenwriter
Warren Duff, Michael Fessier, Frank Donoghue
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 30, 1939, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 16, 2016
Runtime
1h 23m