The secret of stamboul dvd, 2015 for sale online ebay. Greece transliterated isolatin1 title ta mystiria tis stamboul. The secret of stamboul is a solid, if unremarkable, espionage film set in turkey where an englishman gets involved with trying to stop a coup. The oracle of stamboul it took michael david lukas seven years to write his debut novel, the oracle of stamboul, but as martha woodroof writes, the long struggle. The script is the weakest thing in this film which chugs along at a good clip hitting a lot of the typical spypolitical thriller tropes that the english had honed to perfection in the 1930s. The screenplay concerns a british agent who tries to thwart a revolution.
By the time of his death on the 10th of november 1977, he had been one of the most prolific authors britain has ever produced. Stamboul is a 1932 british drama film directed by dimitri buchowetzki and starring warwick ward, rosita moreno, margot grahame, and garry marsh. Richard denning and norman lloyd in flame of stamboul 1951 richard denning and. And he does not travel to the middle east, he travels to istanbul, which is not really the middle east.
Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Unfortunately, despite the lushly rendered setting, this is one of those novels in which not much happens. A gang of thieves in istanbul, led by a mastermind criminal known as the voice, are planning to steal defense plans important to the protection of the suez canal during a peace conference to be held there. Stamboul the largest city and former capital of turkey. Cecil ramage and kay walsh in the secret of stamboul 1936 james mason. Clint eastwoods richard jewell positioned for oscars with fall festival world premiere. Books similar to the oracle of stamboul the oracle of stamboul.
Nearly 20 percent of noir crime thrillers produced between 1941 and 1948. The spy in white, released as the secret of stamboul in the u. It brings the old city of stamboul to life in a vivid and breathtaking way, down to the scents in the air and the patterns of the carpets. For the best experience please update your browser. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. It was released by the british division of paramount pictures. This film was first telecast on new york citys pioneer television station w2xbs friday 2 february 1940. The underground may aid british or american servicemen to complete an. Set on a train journey from ostend to istanbul, the book was renamed orient express when it was published in the united states. The french film was released as street of shadows, and the u. The secret of stamboul 1936 tania august week end 1936.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Cast and crew credits for secret of stamboul, the, 1936, directed by andrew marton, with frank vosper, peter haddon, laura cowie, at turner classic movies. Overview of secret of stamboul, the, 1936, directed by andrew marton, with frank vosper, peter haddon, laura cowie, at turner classic movies. Orson welles, including on citizen kane 1941, for which he received an academy. Stamboul train was a commercial success and later became a film. Find films and movies featuring wallace beery on allmovie.
With richard denning, lisa ferraday, norman lloyd, nestor paiva. The oracle of stamboul is a gorgeously written book. This story concerns a young englishman, swithin destime, who. Inevitably, they demand some stationary setups, and a shot that does not call for tracks is agony for dear poor max, who, separated from his dolly, is wrapped in deepest. The final film about the infamous female agent was called simply fraulein doktor. Tickets bfi southbank tickets bfi imax tickets bfi shop. Stamboul quest 1934 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Valerie hobson list of movies and tv shows tv guide. It was taken on by the book society and in 1934 adapted as the film orient express. This film stars myrna loy as a seductive espionage agent, working on behalf of the kaiser in 1915 istanbul. Convicted is a 1950 american crime film noir directed by henry levin and starring glenn ford and broderick crawford. After the british success of the timely movie, the spy in black, in 1939, j. Major general boyd 1964 itv television playhouse judge.
It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of universal studios, a subsidiary of the nbcuniversal division of comcast. After three british agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious german spy during world war i, two of them become ambivalent when their. Secret of stamboul is a 1936 british thriller film, taken from the novel the. This time around, the movie was moderately successful. Forest rangers to be filmed by paramount martha scott signed by warners. An italianyugoslavian coproduction, this big budget feature was produced in 1969 and starred suzy kendall, nigel green and capucine. Unfortunately, there is no evidence that it was ever seriously read by a studio. On stage from 1919, he later became a noted purveyor of suave villainy in films.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. It was the third columbia pictures film adaptation of the 1929 stage play the criminal code by martin flavin, following howard hawks the criminal code 1931 and john brahms penitentiary 1938. Stamboul definition of stamboul by the free dictionary. Representations of istanbul in two hollywood spy films about world. Forest rangers to be filmed by paramount martha scott. The secret sharer joseph conradjames mason youtube. American medical student george brent crosses loys path, and the two fall in love. It is one of over 200 titles in the list of independent feature films made available for television presentation by advance television pictures announced in motion picture herald 4 april 1942. Heavyweight british character actor and playwright, the son of a doctor. The films sets were designed by the art director heinrich richter, hermann warm. This faithful adaptation of joseph conrads 1909 short story the secret sharer was filmed in 1952 under the title face to face and starred james mason.
And he wants to prevent, not spark, a revolution in turkey. The stamboul of the listed title is an oldfashioned spelling of istanbul. Frederick leister 18851970 actor frederick leister was born on december 1, 1885 in london, england. Secret of stamboul, also known as the spy in white, is a 1936 british thriller film, taken from the novel the eunuch of stamboul by dennis wheatley, directed by. The secret of stamboul 1936 the secret of stamboul. Stamboul train is the second significant novel by graham greene.
Secret agent 1936 alfred hitchcock full movie youtube. Larry wilson, an american intelligence agent, is sent to the scene of the plot. Stamboul quest is a 1934 american spy film set in world war i, directed by sam wood, starring myrna loy and george brent and featuring lionel atwill. Secret of stamboul is a 1936 british thriller film, taken from the novel the eunuch of stamboul by dennis wheatley, directed by andrew. The secret of stamboul 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Greene tried his hand at screenwriting, his most well known foray into that medium being the screenplay for the orson welles film, the third man, which won first prize at the cannes film festival in 1949.
The novel appeared in 1932 and was greenes first true success. Overview of stamboul quest, 1934, directed by sam wood, with myrna loy, george brent, lionel atwill, at turner classic movies. Arthur ranks general film distributors agreed to reissue the mediocre moneymaker, secret of stamboul 1936, as the the spy in white. Two years later in 1936, one of wheatleys most popular novels, the eunuch of stamboul was filmed as the secret of stamboul. Stamboul synonyms, stamboul pronunciation, stamboul translation, english dictionary definition of stamboul. The virgin of stamboul is a 1920 american silent drama film directed by tod browning and starring husband and wife team priscilla dean and wheeler oakman and featuring wallace beery in. This was indeed early in his career and hes full of almost youthful energy as hes. Power dive here today melodrama is at the criterion secret of stamboul and a scientific picture open. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. The eunuch of stamboul was filmed as the secret of stamboul. This is a list of films produced or distributed by universal pictures, founded in 1912 as the universal film manufacturing company. Future humanity has found the secret of fasterthanlight travel, but it comes with great dangers. The 39 steps, secret agent, the secret of stamboul aka the spy in white.
The eunuch of stamboul by dennis wheatley goodreads. This film has been reissued under its alternative title of the spy in white. Secret of stamboul, also known as the spy in white, is a 1936 british thriller film, taken from the novel the eunuch of stamboul by dennis wheatley, directed by andrew marton and starring valerie hobson, james mason and frank vosper. Dennis wheatley was born dennis yates wheatley on 8th january 1897. A british agent mason travels to istanbul stamboul to try and thwart a revolution.
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