Secret Mission (German: In geheimer Mission) is a 1938 German crime thriller film directed by Jürgen von Alten and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Camilla Horn, Ruth Hellberg and Paul Wegener. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location around Genoa. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow.
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Synopsis
Jan Jenssen, a sailor, is hired by the mysterious Branting to deliver a briefcase on his behalf to Genoa. There he encounters the alluring femme fatale Marion and soon finds himself involved a complex plot over the secret locations of beryllium deposits in South America, which are stolen. As the ruthless industrialist Morrow is attempting to create a worldwide monopoly on beryllium, he seems an obvious source of interest and Jan signs as a member of the crew of his yacht.
Cast
Gustav Fröhlich as Jan Jenssen, Steuermann
Camilla Horn as Marion
Ruth Hellberg as Ruth Martens
Paul Wegener as Morrow
Franz Arzdorf as Chef
Walter Bechmann as Professor
Paul Bildt as Branting
Erich Fiedler as Hartwig
Charles Francois as 3. Herr
Fred Goebel as 1. Herr
Karl Jüstel as 2. Herr
Maria Loja as Wirtin
Anton Pointner as Zaroff
Otto Stoeckel as Präsident
Theodor Vogeler as General Concha
Eugen von Bongardt as Razzaro
Paul Westermeier as Reschke