The Crouching Beast (1935)
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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Wynne Gibson, Fritz Kortner, (more)
- Director(s):
- W.Victor Hanbury
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Synopsis of The Crouching Beast
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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Crouching Beast
- Wynne Gibson - Gail Dunbar
- Richard Bird - Nigel Druce
- Isabel Jeans - The Pellegrini
- Peter Gawthorne - Kadir Pasha
- Marjorie Mars - Ottillie
- Gus McNaughton
- Fritz Kortner - Ahmed Bey
- Andrews Englemann - Prince Dmitri
- Fred Conyngham - Rudi Von Linz
- Ian Fleming - Maj. Abbott
- A. Bromley Davenport
- Margaret Yarde
- Director(s):
- W.Victor Hanbury
- Producer(s):
- John Stafford
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