Secret Agent (1936) | Presenting Hitchcock Podcast

Gooooood evening. In this month’s episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron reemerge as men of mystery as they discuss Secret Agent.

Written by: 

Based on the collection of stories Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham

Adapted from the play by Campbell Dixon

Screenplay by Charles Bennett

Dialogue by Ian Hay

Additional Dialogue by Jesse Lasky Jr.

Starring: John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young, Peter Lorre, Percy Marmont, Florence Kahn, and Charles Carson

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

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Our Favourite Trivia:

Alfred Hitchcock convinced John Gielgud to play the lead by describing the hero as a modern-day Hamlet. Gielgud, however, ended up hating that his character was an enigma.

The scene where Peter Lorre’s character becomes highly agitated, wasn’t necessarily due to acting. At the time of filming, the actor was receiving treatment for drug addiction and experiencing withdrawal symptoms.

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Next up, we’ll be discussing Torn Curtain (1966)

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