Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

February 26, 1906 · 120 years old

Edith Madeleine Carroll (26 February 1906 - 2 October 1987) was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success she was the highest-paid actress in the world, earning a then staggering $250,000 in 1938. Carroll is remembered for her role in…

Known For

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The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1935 · 1h 26m · Movie

A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.

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Secret Agent

Secret Agent

1936 · 1h 26m · Movie

After three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.

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The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937 · 1h 41m · Movie

An Englishman on a Ruritarian holiday must impersonate the king when the rightful monarch, a distant cousin, is drugged and kidnapped.

7.6
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North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940 · 2h 6m · Movie

In 1885, a Texas Ranger travels to Canada to arrest a trapper who's wanted for murder and who's stirring up the Natives in a rebellion against the Canadian government.

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My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde

1942 · 1h 18m · Movie

Karen Bentley, an English secret agent, links up with Larry Haines and his star penguin Percy in an attempt to outwit German spies.

7.0
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I Was a Spy

I Was a Spy

1933 · 1h 29m · Movie

During World War I, a young nurse in a hospital in German-occupied Belgium is secretly feeding military information to the British. Complicating matters is the guilt she feels when she has to treat the German casualties inflicted ...

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