Gielgud plays a British officer, who had been a famed writer before the war (World War I), whose death is faked before being sent by the head of British intelligence, "R", to Switzerland on a secret mission. Carroll plays a woman agent who pretends to be his wife. They meet Lorre, who is their contact in Switzerland. The plot involves, among other common Hitchcock themes, mistaken identity and murder.

External links

• An analysis of Secret Agent in the context of Hitchcock's career

1936 films | British films | Films based on fiction books | Films directed by Alfred Hitchcock

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