Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on June 6, 2022

The 1966 spy spoof Our Man Flint was still playing in theaters when 20th Century-Fox gave the greenlight for a sequel once again starring James Coburn as super secret agent Derek Flint.Actually, the title character is nowhere to be seen in the opening scenes of In Like Flint (1967). Instead,...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on January 22, 2020

A few weeks ago I was with my brother at a Half Price Books in Illinois. While going through the soundtracks section I came across the original score, on vinyl, for a 1966 Eurospy film called REQUIEM FOR A SECRET AGENT (original Italian title REQUIEM PER UN AGENTE SEGRETO). It...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on October 6, 2018

Secret Agent opens with this really exciting car chase. Clark (Bud Collyer) has just called in and been told to get to work on the right story, only then a car crashes through the drug store he’s in and so he hops on the back of it as it chases...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 4, 2018

It’s so easy to quickly brush off early works of Hitchcock with admittedly bland titles like Blackmail, Murder, Secret Agent, Sabotage, etc. But if you actually dare to dust one of these films off for a viewing, you do see Hitchcock spinning his wizardry even if the edges are a...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on August 25, 2013

Secret Agent  Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Charles Bennett et al from the novel “Ashenden” by W. Somerset Maugham 1936/UK Gaumont British Picture Corporation Repeat viewing Peter Lorre makes this early Hitchcock film a ton of fun despite a plot that is even more implausible   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on January 7, 2013

Spoiler alert: This review reveals a key plot twist. Made between the lighthearted The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935) and the dark Sabotage (1936), Secret Agent reflects elements of both. The combination is not always a successful one, but that doesn't keep Secret Agent from securing its place as an impo   read more