This clever and engrossing espionage drama is set in neutral Sweden during WW I. Madeleine Godard (Vivien Leigh) runs a smart dress shop in Stockholm while secretly working as a double agent for both the German and French governments. Her method of passing information is an ingenious
one--encoding messages in the sheer fabrics of her pricy designs. She begins to arouse suspicions, however, after making numerous trips to Paris. When a German baron, Karl von Marwitz (Conrad Veidt), arrives in Stockholm, he takes a liking to Madeleine. The pair fall deeply in love, and Madeleine,
fearing that she will cause some of her fellow agents to be executed, begs to be relieved...
Released:
1937
Rated:
NR
Length:
77 mins