State Secret

State Secret

104 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance | Sept. 11, 1950

Visiting in England, an American surgeon Doctor John Marlowe is decoyed to a middle European country, and discovers the operation he is to perform is on the Vosnian dictator. When the latter dies, he is replaced by a look-alike, but Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit by the secret police of Vosnia since it is vital to Vosnia that the dictator's death does not become known. Fleeing, he seeks help from an actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two are harried across the countryside.

State Secret

104 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance | Sept. 11, 1950

State Secret
Visiting in England, an American surgeon Doctor John Marlowe is decoyed to a middle European country, and discovers the operation he is to perform is on the Vosnian dictator. When the latter dies, he is replaced by a look-alike, but Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit by the secret police of Vosnia since it is vital to Vosnia that the dictator's death does not become known. Fleeing, he seeks help from an actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two are harried across the countryside.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers British Lion Films, London Film Productions
Original title State Secret
Directors Paddy Arnold, Sidney Gilliat, Guy Hamilton
Writers Roy Huggins, Sidney Gilliat

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

as Dr. John Marlowe

Glynis Johns

as Lisa Robinson

Jack Hawkins

as Colonel Galcon

Herbert Lom

as Karl Theodor

Walter Rilla

as General Niva

Karl Stepanek

as Dr. Revo

Hans Olaf Moser

as Sigrist

Guido Lorraine

as Lieutenant Prachi

Robert Ayres

as Arthur J. Buckman

Howard Douglas

as Clubman

Martin Boddey

as Clubman

Russell Waters

as Clubman

Arthur Howard

as Clubman

Carl Jaffe

as Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain

Gerard Heinz

as Tomasi Bendel

Leonard Sachs

as Dr. Poldoi

Leslie Linder

as Andre

Leo Bieber

as Man at Telephone Box

Nelly Arno

as Barber Shop Manager

Paul Demel

as Barber

Danny Green

as Taxi Driver

Anton Diffring

as State Police Officer at Theater

Olga Lowe

as Baba 'Robinson'

Therese Van Kye

as Teresa 'Robinson'

Peter Illing

as Macco

Arthur Reynolds

as Compere

Richard Molinas

as Red Nose

Eric Pohlmann

as Cable Car Conductor

Louis Wiechert

as Christian

Gerik Schjelderup

as Bartorek

Henrik Jacobsen

as Mountain Soldier

Robert Cawdron

as State Policeman

Alexis Chesnakov

as Francks

Marianne Deeming

as Sophie

Arsene Kirilloff

as Vilnik

Richard Marner

as Second Officer at Billin Police Headquarters

Pat Neal

as Nursing Sister

Arthur Skinner

as Man in Background

Gordon Tanner

as Joe

Alessandro Tasca

as State Radio Commentator

Joe Wadham

as Man on Theatre Stage

Ian Wallace

as Butler in Club