The Crouching Beast (1935)

Genres - Action, Spy Film, War  |   Sub-Genres - War Drama  |   Run Time - 68 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom, United States  |  
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

The Crouching Beast was based on Clubfoot, an espionage novel by Valentine Williams. Set in 1915 Constantinople, the story is motivated by the sinister activities of Turkish secret agent Ahmed Bey (Fritz Kortner), better known as Clubfoot. Wynne Gibson stars as American newspaperwoman Gail Dunbar, who becomes inadvertently involved in Clubfoot's skullduggery, and at one point is subjected to a torturous interrogation by the villain. She escapes in time to aid a British agent in stealing plans of the Dardanelles fortifications. Originally released at 79 minutes, The Crouching Beast was shown of a reel's worth of footage before its American release through RKO Radio.

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war, agent [representative], anchorperson, espionage, love, reporter, suicide