British Agent 1934 DVD - Leslie Howard / Kay Francis

Set in 1917 during the height of the Russian Communist revolution, "British Agent" follows Stephen 'Steve' Locke, a British agent stationed in Russia. Steve’s mission is to prevent the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, from signing a separate treaty with the Germans in Petrograd. As Germany continues its war efforts, Steve faces interference from Elena Moura, Lenin’s attractive secretary and a spy herself. Their professional rivalry soon becomes complicated when Steve falls in love with Elena. Cast: - Leslie Howard as Stephen Locke - Kay Francis as Elena Moura - William Gargan as Bob Medill - Phillip Reed as Gaston LeFarge - Irving Pichel as Sergei Pavlov - Ivan F. Simpson as "Poohbah" Evans (as Ivan Simpson) - Halliwell Hobbes as Sir Walter Carrister - J. Carrol Naish as Commissioner of War Trotsky (as J. Carroll Naish) - Walter Byron as Under Secretary Stanley - Cesar Romero as Tito Del Val - Arthur Aylesworth as Mr. Henry Farmer - Alphonse Ethier as Paul DeVigney - Frank Reicher as Mr. X - Tenen Holtz as Lenin - Doris Lloyd as Lady Carrister - Mary Forbes as Lady Catherine Trehearne - Marina Koshetz as Maria Nikolaievna (as Marina Schubert) - George C. Pearce as Lloyd George (as George Pearce) - Gregory Gaye as Mr. Kolinoff - Paul Porcasi as Count Romano Runtime: 80 minutes.