Stamboul quest 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The plot is simple enough, its 1915 and the germans dont trust turkeys ali bey. Home and away halts filming due to covid19 digital spy uk. Movie posters featuring movie posters from american and foriegn motion pictures with authentic movie posters, vintage and new film movie posters at mpag. Stamboul is a 1932 british drama film directed by dimitri buchowetzki and starring warwick ward, rosita moreno, margot grahame, and garry marsh. Thats stamboul quest a wwi romantic spy film that dances ably along the censors razor but still dives into their arms once the length is run. Movie posters original movie posters posters of movies. Dimensions of istanbul as represented through stamboul quest. The following film notes were prepared for the new york state writers.
A gang of thieves in istanbul, led by a mastermind criminal known as the voice, are planning to steal defense plans important to the protection of the suez canal during a peace conference to be held there. Through their spies theyve learned that there are imminent plans for the brits and her allies to open up on gallipoli and they the germans need to know that their best interests are being looked after. It was released by the british division of paramount pictures. Stamboul quest 1934 for the first 20 minutes or so, stamboul train is quite a promising film. Regarder le film stamboul quest 1934 en streaming vf.
Through their spies theyve learned that there are imminent plans for the brits and her allies to open up on gallipoli and they the germans need to. I have over 75,000 films in the archives currently and am working to get them listed as soon as possible. Questi possono esistere trovati derelitto posteriormente aver visto alcuni film del regista. The film s sets were designed by the art director heinrich richter, hermann warm and r.
Another film she made about this period was the barbarian with ramon novarro, a gritty tale from 1933 that probably would not have made the cut, codewise, if it had been released when stamboul was. Stamboul quest 1934 romance, thriller, drama video. The most notable names besides the modern turkish name are byzantium, constantinople, and stamboul. Selznick needed loy back in three weeks to begin shooting stamboul quest. As noted above, like mademoiselle docteur but unlike under secret orders, the lead writers for stamboul quest were leo birinsky and herman j. No one was quite like loy, capable of handling a wide variety of roles yet always having a certain centered quality about her, even when going over the deep end, as she does in stamboul. Myrna loy plays the reallife germany spy fraulein doktor who is in constantinople aka istanbul, aka stamboul during.
For most of the films on my list, and the few new ones im discovering along the way, i have a fair idea what the basic premise of the film is. Stamboul quest is a film directed by sam wood with myrna loy, george brent, lionel atwill, c. The prelude to sending her there may remind you a bit of 007 meeting m before a mission, minus the sophisticated gadgetry, but including the description of various. Apr 19, 2018 myrna loy steamboul quest 1934uploaded by. Film notes manhattan melodrama university at albany.
July 19, 2011 soso hokey wwi tale about spies in love. Different names are associated with different phases of its history, with different languages, and with different portions of it. Slaytonf, thanks for the info and for being so thorough. Stamboul questmyrna loy, george brent, director sam wood. The quest jeanclaude van damme, roger moore, james. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. I would like to thank opfilm for the request of this film because i adore myrna loy to no end and she was. Potraga u istanbulu je americki crnobijeli spijunski film snimljen 1934. American medical student george brent crosses loys path, and the two fall in love. The city of istanbul, including the entirety in general and the old city in the historic city walls in particular has been known by a number of different names. I rushed to finish this movie so i didnt get a late fee. Questi possono individuo trovati abbandonato dopo aver visto certi film del regista.
Stamboul quest 1934 sam wood, myrna loy, george brent. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Overview of stamboul quest, 1934, directed by sam wood, with myrna loy, george brent, lionel atwill, at turner classic movies. Stamboul quest 1934 heres a film i had no idea about. Stamboul quest is a 1934 american spy film set in world war i, directed by sam wood, starring myrna loy and george brent and featuring lionel atwill. He suspects ali bey, turkish commander for the dardanelles, and dispatches annemarie to constantinople to secure the proof. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This film stars myrna loy as a seductive espionage agent, working on behalf of the kaiser in 1915 istanbul. Protagonistica, ciji lik tumaci myrna loy, je znamenita njemacka obavjestajka mademoiselle docteur koju 1915. A fool for stamboul quest 1934 general discussions. Next came mademoiselle docteur 1936, a french movie directed by a german, g. En route she becomes involved with douglas beall, a footloose american. Larry wilson, an american intelligence agent, is sent to the scene of the plot. Stamboul questmyrna loy, george brent, director sam wood sitting in front of the camera, cinematographer james wong howe behind the camera in white.
Stamboul quest stars myrna loy as a seductive espionage agent, working on behalf of the kaiser in 1915 istanbul. Stamboul quest 1934 from within the confines of a mental institution, annemarie myrna loy succumbs to memories of her rocky espionage career. The reallife career of the notorious female spy known as fraulein doktor inspired several films of the 1930s. Something to consider is that the perplexing conclusion of mademoiselle docteur may be associated with the film s origins in stamboul quest. Stamboul quest was the first of four films, based on the alleged adventures of fraulein doktor. Like istanbul itself, forms without the initial iare attested from early on in the middle ages, first in arabic sources of. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Zeus is a large film archives but run as a oneman operation. This thesis focuses on the representation of istanbul in foreign spy films. Streamcloud stamboul quest 1934 deutsch stream german.
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