''Under Secret Orders'', also known as ''Mademoiselle Doctor'', is a 1937 British

spy film The spy film, also known as the spy thriller, is a film genre, genre of film that deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way (such as the adaptations of John le Carré) or as a basis for fantasy (such as many Jame ...

directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring

Erich von Stroheim Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim (born Erich Oswald Stroheim, ; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-American director, screenwriter, actor, and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of ...

, John Loder, Dita Parlo and Claire Luce. It is an English-language version of the French film ''Mademoiselle Docteur'', also known as ''Salonique, nid d'espions'', and released in the United States as '' Street of Shadows'', which was filmed at the same time under the direction of G. W. Pabst. Both films have exactly the same plot, but there were differences in the cast between the two: in particular, von Stroheim was not in the French version.Thames, Stephanie
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Premise

During the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, a woman doctor falls in love with one of her patients who turns out to be a German spy. She herself ends up working for German intelligence.

Cast

as Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis * John Loder as Lt. Peter Carr * Dita Parlo as Dr. Anne-Marie Lesser * Claire Luce as Gaby, Rene's girl * Gyles Isham as Lt. Hans Hoffman * Clifford Evans as Rene Condoyan *

John Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party. Abbo ...

as Armand * Anthony Holles as Mario *

Edward Lexy Edward Lexy (18 February 1897, in London – 31 January 1970, in Dublin) was a British actor. He was born Edward Little. Career He made his London stage début in 1936, and his first film the following year. His film roles were a mixture of s ...

as Carr's orderly * Robert Nainby as French General * Bryan Powley as Col. Burgoyne, French Secret Service * Molly Hamley-Clifford as Madame Samuloi, Proprietor of the Blue Peacock *

Raymond Lovell Raymond Lovell (13 April 1900 – 1 October 1953) was a Canadian actor who performed in British films. He mainly played supporting roles, often somewhat pompous characters. Lovell initially trained as a physician at Cambridge University, but g ...

as Col. von Steinberg * Frederick Lloyd as Col. Marchand, Carr's boss * Claude Horton as Captain Fitzmaurice Cast notes: *

Stewart Granger Stewart Granger (born James Lablache Stewart; 6 May 1913 – 16 August 1993) was a British film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s, rising to fame thr ...

appears in a small role

Reception

Writing for '' Night and Day'' in 1937,

Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a re ...

gave the film a poor review, summarizing it as more movie than cinema. Greene described the writing as "a really shocking script, with childish continuity" and criticized the dialogue as "it ambles flatly along". (reprinted in: )

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* 1937 films British spy thriller films Films directed by Edmond T. Gréville World War I spy films British multilingual films British black-and-white films 1937 multilingual films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films 1930s spy thriller films Films scored by Hans May English-language spy thriller films {{1930s-UK-film-stub

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