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British Agent
From First National Pictures · Warner Bros. Pictures
HER COUNTRY DEMANDED she take a man's life while her heart demanded his lips...his love!
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In the days leading up to the Russian Revolution, Stephen Locke, a minor British diplomat in St Petersburg, falls in love with a Russian spy.
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Directed by Michael Curtiz
Leslie HowardStephen 'Steve' Locke
Kay FrancisElena Moura
William GarganBob Medill
Phillip ReedGaston LeFarge
Irving PichelSergei Pavlov
Ivan F. Simpson'Poohbah' Evans
Halliwell HobbesSir Walter Carrister
J. Carrol NaishCommissioner of War Trotsky
Walter ByronUnder Secretary Stanley
Cesar RomeroTito Del Val
Arthur AylesworthMr. Henry Farmer
Alphonse EthierPaul DeVigneySimilar titles
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CinemaSerfJun 13, 2022
Leslie Howard is "Locke", a British Consul-General in revolutionary Russia charged with trying to persuade the new Provisional government not to to abandon their pact with the allies and make peace with the Kaiser. It soon becomes clear that this new government is in a pretty precarious position too and that it won't be long before Lenin (Tenen Holtz) and his Bolsheviks will be the ones whom he sees to convince. Naturally, their support comes with strings attached that he mus… Read more
t try to accommodate with, or without, the support of his government. Add to his woes, his personal insolvent with Lenin's assistant "Elena" (Kay Francis) and the scheming of "Pavlov" (Irving Pichel) and he has a tough task ahead of him. Sadly, though the story had potential, the execution is all just a bit all over the place. The acting is adequate at best, the dialogue wordy, the action sparse and the plenty of familiar faces in the supporting cast can't really make this story of exciting revolutionary Russia catch fire. The ending is sadly lacklustre, too.