Spy of Napoleon
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| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
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Emmuska Orczy (novel) Fred V. Merrick L. du Garde Peach Harold Simpson |
| Starring |
Richard Barthelmess Dolly Haas Frank Vosper Francis L. Sullivan |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant |
| Edited by | Jack Harris |
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101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Spy for Napoleon is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas, Frank Vosper, Henry Oscar and James Carew. It is based on the 1934 novel A Spy of Napoleon by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, best known for writing The Scarlet Pimpernel.
An illegitimate daughter of Louis Napoleon is taken on as an agent by Napoleon III, ruler of France, who wishes her to spy on the aristocracy who he suspects of wanting to overthrow him.
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