State Secret
ADVENTURE SWEEPING ACROSS A CONTINENT!
Genres
Overview
While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demonstrate his life-saving surgery. Unwittingly caught in the middle of a dangerous and corrupt series of political events, Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit. Fleeing, he seeks help from an English-speaking actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two attempt to escape across the treacherous mountains of Vosnia.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
1950-09-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
16
Vote Average
6.5
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Dr. John Marlowe
Glynis Johns
Lisa Robinson
Jack Hawkins
Colonel Galcon
Herbert Lom
Karl Theodor
Walter Rilla
General Niva
Karl Stepanek
Dr. Revo
Hans Olaf Moser
Sigrist
Guido Lorraine
Lieutenant Prachi
Robert Ayres
Arthur J. Buckman
Howard Douglas
Clubman
Martin Boddey
Clubman
Russell Waters
Clubman
Arthur Howard
Clubman
Carl Jaffe
Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain
Gerard Heinz
Tomasi Bendel
Leonard Sachs
Dr. Poldoi
Leslie Linder
Andre
Leo Bieber
Man at Telephone Box
Nelly Arno
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Paul Demel
Barber
Danny Green
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Anton Diffring
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Olga Lowe
Baba 'Robinson'
Therese Van Kye
Teresa 'Robinson'
Peter Illing
Macco
Arthur Reynolds
Compere
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Red Nose
Eric Pohlmann
Cable Car Conductor
Louis Wiechert
Christian
Gerik Schjelderup
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Henrik Jacobsen
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Robert Cawdron
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Francks
Marianne Deeming
Sophie
Arsene Kirilloff
Vilnik
Richard Marner
Second Officer at Billin Police Headquarters
Pat Neal
Nursing Sister
Arthur Skinner
Man in Background
Gordon Tanner
Joe
Alessandro Tasca
State Radio Commentator
Joe Wadham
Man on Theatre Stage
Ian Wallace
Butler in Club
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