The British agent Larry travels to Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey in order to thwart a revolution.The British agent Larry travels to Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey in order to thwart a revolution.The British agent Larry travels to Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey in order to thwart a revolution.
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- TriviaThis film was first telecast on New York City's pioneer television station W2XBS Friday 2 February 1940. 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. At this time, television broadcasting was in its infancy, almost totally curtailed by the advent of World War II, and would not continue to develop until 1945-1946. Post-WWII television audiences got their first look at it in both New York City and Washington DC Saturday 9 October 1948 on WNBT (Channel 4) and WNBW (Channel 4), again in New York City Wednesday 17 August 1949 on WPIX (Channel 11), and in Chicago Tuesday 18 January 1949 on WNBQ (Channel 5).
- GoofsWhen Larry is brought into the tower as a prisoner, the men holding him are dressed in suits. The next scene shows these men wearing only singlets on their upper bodies.
- Quotes
Renouf: You'll meet a few of my friends who, like me, are prepared to fight for the same idea: the old Turkey.
Larry: But Renouf, what is it you're planning? Revolution? What for?
Renouf: For the ideas which made Turkey great for so many centuries which are ridiculed and abolished today - our ancient customs, our music, the fez and the veil, are forbidden forever.
Larry: But modern Turkey's accepted these changes. You can't go back to the old ways. It's impossible.
Renouf: All things are possible to those who have the will and the courage.
And in fact, as something of a movie buff I appreciated these old films. This one was by far the best. Don't expect great acting or a scintillating plot. But James Mason and his supporting cast do not disappoint in delivering a bit of a swashbuckling type performance with a few twists and turns that are for the most part predictable but enjoyable nonetheless. I think the film maker intended Mason to look a bit like Errol Flynn. It's also interesting to see how in 1936 they presented Turkey, where most of the movie takes place.
It's a good Saturday afternoon watch.
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- Also known as
- The Secret of Stamboul
- Filming locations
- Sound City, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(as Universal-Wainwright Studios)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1