Under Secret Orders (1933 film)
1933 film
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Under Secret Orders is a 1933 American thriller film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Don Dillaway, Nina Quartero and Phyllis Barrington. It was produced on Poverty Row by the independent producer Willis Kent.[1] In Britain it was released by Butcher's Film Service.
| Under Secret Orders | |
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| Directed by | Sam Newfield |
| Written by | Eustace L. Adams |
| Produced by | Willis Kent |
| Starring | Don Dillaway Nina Quartero Phyllis Barrington |
| Cinematography | Jules Cronjager |
| Edited by | Walter A. Thompson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Progressive Pictures Butcher's Film Service (UK) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Henry Ames, a San Francisco bank employee, is entrusted with valuable bonds to take to an important client in Central America. On board ship, a revolutionary organization plans to steal the bonds in order to buy weapons and overthrow the government. When the bonds go missing, Ames fears the worst.
Cast
- Don Dillaway as Henry Ames
- J. Farrell MacDonald as John Burke
- Nina Quartero as Carmencita Alverez
- Phyllis Barrington as Jane Lawrence
- Don Alvarado as Don Frederico
- Lafe McKee as Franklyn Lawrence
- Matthew Betz as Senor Cevallos
