Espionage Agent (1939): Cast
Espionage Agent is a 1939 drama thriller directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Joel McCrea as Barry Corvall, Addison Richards and Nana Bryant. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 23m (83 min)
- Director
- Lloyd Bacon
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Espionage Agent About?
The premise of Espionage Agent without spoilers.
After learning that his newly‑wed wife may be an enemy operative, Barry Corvall quits the diplomatic corps and assumes a covert identity to infiltrate a shadowy espionage organization. His mission is to expose the ring that seeks to cripple America’s industrial production and safeguard the nation’s vital infrastructure.
Espionage Agent Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- drama espionage
- secret code
- u.s. consulate
- female american counter espionage agent
- american diplomat
- pet dog
- outbreak of world war two
- fainting woman
- based on story
- female hostage
- social commentary
- repeated marriage proposals
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- newspaper headline montage
- melodrama
- political drama
- hostage rescue
- enemy sabotage
- spy thriller
- political thriller
- diplomatic service
- u.s. state department
- germany
- train journey
- north africa
- forged passport
- black tom explosion
- jersey city
- year 1915
- undercover spy
- briefcase
- diplomatic attache
- espionage ring
- american woman
- officer training
- chase
- orphan
- transatlantic voyage
- self sacrifice
- irish terrier
- impulsive marriage
- patriotism
- coded message intercepted
- diplomatic reception
- blackmail
- german spy
- nazi spy ring
- secret surveillance
- porter
- radio correspondent
- break in
Espionage Agent Cast & Characters
Joel McCrea leads the cast as Barry Corvall, with Addison Richards as Bruce Corvall and Nana Bryant as Mrs. Corvall. Directed by Lloyd Bacon; 78 actors are credited in all.
- Director Lloyd Bacon
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Joel McCrea as Barry Corvall - Addison Richards as Bruce Corvall
- Nana Bryant as Mrs. Corvall
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George Irving as State Department Official
Also Starring in Espionage Agent
· 74 more- George Davis Swiss Gendarme (uncredited)
- Granville Bates Phineas T. O'Grady
- George Bancroft Dudley Garrett
- Harold Miller Ball Guest
- Jack Mower Man Opening Door
- Selmer Jackson Instructor
- Emmett Vogan Instructor
- Cyril Ring Spectator at Dart Throwing
- Stuart Holmes American Tourist
- Bert Stevens Student
- Glen Cavender Man in O'Grady Crowd
- James Conaty Ball Guest
- John Hamilton Code Room Instructor
- Sidney Bracey Ship Steward
- Eddie Acuff Minor Role
- Howard Hickman Walter Forbes
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- Nella Walker Mrs. Peyton
- Edwin Stanley Secretary of State
- John Harron American Tourist
- Vera Lewis American Tourist Going to Desert
- William Hopper Student
- Sarah Edwards Militant American Tourist
- James Carlisle Ball Guest
- John J. Richardson Man in O'Grady Crowd
- Grace Hayle Mrs. O'Grady
- Egon Brecher Larsch
- Dorothy Vaughan Stout Woman Bumped by Garrett
- George Reeves Warrington's Secretary
- Lottie Williams American Tourist Wanting Boat Out
- Robert Middlemass Militant American Tourist
- William Worthington Instructor in Montage
- Chris-Pin Martin Tunisian Guard
- Winifred Harris Lady Ashford
- Eddie Graham Ball Guest
- Stanley Ridges Hamilton Peyton
- Jean De Briac Waiter
- Martin Kosleck Karl 'Muller' Mullen
- Rudolph Anders Paul Strawn (as Robert O. Davis)
- Wilhelm von Brincken Foreign Official
- Hans Schumm Foreign Official
- Ferdinand Schumann-Heink Train Conductor
- Arno Frey Foreign Officer
- Henry Victor Foreign Official
- Lester Sharpe German Officer on Train
- Lionel Royce Hoffmeyer
- Glenn Langan Student
- Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Dr. Helm
- Frederick Vogeding Friend of Müller
- Jeffrey Lynn Lowell Warrington
- Lucien Prival Decker
- Wolfgang Zilzer Heinrich
- Al Lloyd American Tourist
- Sven Hugo Borg Chauffeur
- Frederick Giermann German Officer on Train
- Don Turner Pilot with Map
- James Stephenson Dr. Anton Rader
- Christian J. Frank Minor Role
- Wendell Niles Radio Announcer Introducing Garrett
- Loia Cheaney American Tourist
- Brenda Marshall Brenda Ballard
- Louis Adlon Youth
- Fern Barry American Tourist
- Enrique Acosta Geneva Restaurant Patron
- Rolf Lindau Foreign Agent
- Sally Sage American Tourist
- Henry Zynda Guard
- Alexander Schoenberg Man at Canteen
- Willy Kaufman Straubel
- Tony Martelli Geneva Bartender
- Charles Frederick Lindsley Announcer (voice)
- Alice Connors American Tourist
- Jimmy Aye Geneva Restaurant Patron
- Milton Royce Ball Guest
- Billy McClain Manservant at Ball
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Espionage Agent FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Espionage Agent, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Espionage Agent?
Espionage Agent runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).
When was Espionage Agent released?
Espionage Agent was released on September 21, 1939.
Who directed Espionage Agent?
Espionage Agent was directed by Lloyd Bacon.
More films by Lloyd Bacon Who is in the cast of Espionage Agent?
Espionage Agent stars Joel McCrea as Barry Corvall, Addison Richards as Bruce Corvall and Nana Bryant as Mrs. Corvall, among 78 credited actors.
Does Espionage Agent have a post-credit scene?
No. Espionage Agent has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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