Synopsis: A London man tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and he stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top secret information.
Director Cameo: Alfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock about seven minutes in, tossing some litter as Richard and Annabella run from the music hall.
The 62 imported sheep, upon arriving at the sound stage, immediately went to work on the bracken and bushes that had been brought with them. The infuriated crew had to replace the real plants with ones hastily bought from a local nursery.
Madeleine CarrollMadeleine Carroll suffered at the hands of Alfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock's quest for realism, right down to the real welts on her wrists from the long days of being handcuffed to Robert DonatRobert Donat.
One day on the set Alfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock handcuffed Robert DonatRobert Donat and Madeleine CarrollMadeleine Carroll together and pretended for several hours to have lost the key.
According to one of his sons, John BuchanJohn Buchan (upon whose 1915 novel the film was based) was impressed with the film, despite its departures from his original plot.