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The Crouching Beast

  • 1935
  • 1h 18m
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The Crouching Beast (1935)
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In Constantinople in 1915, Gail Dunbar, an American newspaper reporter, gets entangled in a spy network. Ahmed Bey, the head of the Turkish secret service,is trying to recover the stolen pla... Read allIn Constantinople in 1915, Gail Dunbar, an American newspaper reporter, gets entangled in a spy network. Ahmed Bey, the head of the Turkish secret service,is trying to recover the stolen plans of the Dardanelles fortifications. Niger Druce, a British spy, asks Gail to carry out c... Read allIn Constantinople in 1915, Gail Dunbar, an American newspaper reporter, gets entangled in a spy network. Ahmed Bey, the head of the Turkish secret service,is trying to recover the stolen plans of the Dardanelles fortifications. Niger Druce, a British spy, asks Gail to carry out certain orders for him in the event he is killed or captured. Based on the novel "Clubfoot.... Read all

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    • Victor Hanbury
  • Writers
    • L. du Garde Peach
    • Valentine Williams
  • Stars
    • Fritz Kortner
    • Wynne Gibson
    • Richard Bird
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    • Director
      • Victor Hanbury
    • Writers
      • L. du Garde Peach
      • Valentine Williams
    • Stars
      • Fritz Kortner
      • Wynne Gibson
      • Richard Bird
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    Fritz Kortner
    Fritz Kortner
    • Ahmed Bey
    Wynne Gibson
    Wynne Gibson
    • Gail Dunbar
    Richard Bird
    • Nigel Druce
    Andrews Engelmann
    Andrews Engelmann
    • Prince Dmitri
    Isabel Jeans
    Isabel Jeans
    • The Pellegrini
    Fred Conyngham
    • Rudi von Linz
    Peter Gawthorne
    • Kadir Pasha
    Ian Fleming
    Ian Fleming
    • Major Abbott
    Marjorie Mars
    Marjorie Mars
    • Ottillie
    Gus McNaughton
    Gus McNaughton
    A. Bromley Davenport
    Margaret Yarde
    Margaret Yarde
    • Bar owner
    Polly Emery
    Bela Mila
    Betty Shale
    • Director
      • Victor Hanbury
    • Writers
      • L. du Garde Peach
      • Valentine Williams
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      Clubfoot is a German character with a clubfoot; he's the original Crouching Beast of the title and his name is Dr. Wilhelm Straus. He doesn't actually appear in the film version of the Crouching beast.

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Spion mot sin vilja
    • Production company
      • John Stafford Productions
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      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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