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5) The firefly
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Jeanette MacDonald portrays Nina Maria, who sings, dances and spies for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars.
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"A stolen British munitions map concealed in a bouquet meant for an elusive spy leads to a freewheeling race through pre-war European hotspots for an American heiress, a news-hungry reporter, and the reporter's hapless rival, who's always just one misstep behind them. Also close behind: foreign agents with murder on their minds"--Container.
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"In pre-World War II London, Spanish agent Denard struggles to close a high-level business deal that will strike a blow against fascists in his native country. But industrialists not yet alert to the threat of fascism reject him. A teenage ally caught up in his efforts is murdered. And the mission itself seems a failure. Yet neither the story nor Denard will stop there. Charles Boyer plays Denard and Lauren Bacall is a jaded industrialist heiress...
8) Rendezvous
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Intrigue, plot twists and romantic jealousy drive this riveting World War I espionage thriller. A decoding expert is assigned to office work instead of the combat role he longed to play. But there is no shortage of action as he becomes involved with a socialite whose uncle, the Assistant Secretary of War, sends him into a world of German spies, a Russian mistress and betrayal at almost every turn. As he helps to orchestrate and decipher some of the...
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Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union's secret service during the Civil War. He gets his chance when he inadvertently causes the capture of a notorious Confederate spy known as "The Grey Spider" and adopts the spy's identity. The plot thickens when Aubrey meets the beautiful Confederate agent Sallyann Weatharby and falls in love with her.
10) Panama Hattie
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Hattie Maloney (Ann Sothern) is a gaudy, good-hearted nightclub singer who tends to love above her station. This time, it's pedigreed officer Dick Bulliet (Dan Dailey, Jr.), and it's for real. But there's one little problem: he's got a small, ladylike daughter who is not impressed with Hattie. Hattie's got a trio of protectors who think that maybe Hattie is too good for Dick.
11) The human factor
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When a leak in the British Secret Service is discovered in Russia, two agents become the target of the government's investigation: Arthur Davis is a high-living bachelor whose attempts at a secret rendezvous arouse suspicions; and Maurice Castle, who eight years earlier had defied his government. One of the men is selling secrets to the Communists, and in the course of the investigation, the suspected double agent is eliminated by the government....
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"Needing a class credit for graduation, Michael goes to Europe with the French Club for what he hopes will be a breezin' babe safari. Instead, he's mistaken for a top superspy, loaded up with lots of high-tech espionage gear and given an awesomely outfitted car. He's having the time of someone else's life. Now all he has to do is save Europe and graduate from high school. No problem"--Container.
13) Government girl
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"Dollar-a-year-man Ed Browne may be skilled at building bombers, but he's a nincompoop about navigating wartime Washington. Good thing he has a livewire secretary with plenty of bureaucratic moxie to get him out of (but sometimes into) hot water. Of course the unlikely duo falls in love, but not before they tangle with spies, stolen files, double-booked hotel rooms and a nefarious Senate inquiry"--Container.
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The FBI investigates a German international spy ring in the days leading up to World War II. The story is a brisk connect-the-dots tale that ties German-American Bund operatives (Francis Lederer, George Sanders and Paul Lukas among others) to Berlin. Chief among those connecting the dots: FBI Agent Edward Renard.
15) Mata Hari
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Mata Hari, the dancer-turned-German secret agent in a wartime Paris seething with secrets and betrayal. With the world at war, love was her weapon. The only men she couldn' t seduce were the 12 in the firing squad that ended her life.
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