Madame Spy
Cast & Crew
Roy William Neill
Constance Bennett
Don Porter
John Litel
Edward S. Brophy
John Eldredge
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Synopsis
In the midst of an aerial bombing, David and Joan Bannister are married in Europe. David, a famous war correspondent, insists that they return to the safety of the United States, but Joan convinces him to continue covering the war. Finally, David decides to return to America with Joan, but their transport is sunk by a German submarine. Their lifeboat is discovered by the Coast Guard, much to the relief of David's good friend, taxicab driver Mike Reese. Later, David and Joan move into his apartment in New York, and he becomes a radio columnist, using the banner "Wake Up, America." The two have their first fight when they make different dinner plans for the same night: David with his old friend, Lt. Cmdr. Bill "Grumpy" Drake of U.S. Naval Intelligence, and Joan with her chum, Alicia Rolf. Later, David exposes the German background of financier Harrison K. Woods, an associate of Alicia, who is actually a German spy. Afraid that Woods's exposure may lead to his spy ring, Peter, Alicia's superior, kills Woods in cold blood. When David becomes suspicious of Joan as well, Bill tries to ease his doubts. David, however, discovers that Bill and Joan were once romantically involved, so he discounts his friend's advice. Later, David receives a coded message that there has been an enemy bombing of the West Coast, which is soon followed by a similar message to Joan. Suspecting that Joan may be cheating on him, David takes Mike and follows Joan to her secret meeting with Carl Gordon, whom David recognizes from their sunken transport. The jealous David then checks into a cheap hotel and sends a telegram to Joan, stating that he has been sent on assignment to Washington, D.C. With David in hiding, Mike follows Joan throughout the city, including her meeting with Bill. The next day, Bill is found dead in his hotel room, and radio reporters speculate that he was killed by a spy ring. Mike then takes David to Martin's Bookstore, which turns out to be the spy ring's headquarters. Knowing that her husband will follow her, Peter sends Joan to a secluded country home, where he has set a trap for David. As expected, the correspondent falls for the bait, but before Peter can shoot David and Mike, he is himself killed by an assassin's bullet. After being released by Winston, a caretaker, David calls Inspector Varden of the FBI to warn them about the spy ring, but he is told that the ring has already been broken. David then learns that both Joan and Carl are undercover agents for the FBI. After their reunion, Joan joins David on his next broadcast, where she calls on all Americans to do their part for the war effort.
Director
Roy William Neill
Cast
Constance Bennett
Don Porter
John Litel
Edward S. Brophy
John Eldredge
Edmund Macdonald
Nana Bryant
Jimmy Conlin
Selmer Jackson
Nino Pipitone
Cliff Clark
John Dilson
Grace Hayle
Norma Drury
Mira Mckinney
Johnny Berkes
Billy Wayne
Pat West
Reid Kilpatrick
William Gould
Phil Warren
Thornton Edwards
Sidney Miller
Alexander Lockwood
Frank Marlowe
Charles Sherlock
Pat Costello
Eddie Coke
Jack Gardner
Rico De Montez
Gerald Pierce
Anne O'neal
Irving Mitchell
Crew
Bernard B. Brown
Charles Carroll
R. A. Gausman
Andrew Gilmore
Marshall Grant
Ted Kent
Harold H. Macarthur
Jack Otterson
Lynn Riggs
George Robinson
H. J. Salter
William Tummel
Richard Wagner
Vera West
Clarence Upson Young
Clarence Upson Young
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Notes
This film is not related to the 1934 Universal film of the same name.
