Miker,
Re your comments below:
> The only thing I've read by Maugham is his OF
HUMAN
> BONDAGE, a good book but off-topic for the list.
I
> did see a movie recently called Secret Agent,
which
> said it was based on one of his books. It had
the
> typical lighting that's attributed to a noir
flick,
> without really being too noirish.
That was one of Hitchcock's early sound flicks and one of the
few spy movies he ever did where the hero was a professional
agent rather than some poor innocent schlub inadvertently
pulled into international intrigue.
It was adapted from a stage play which, in turn, combined
elements from several of the short stories in Maugham's
collection, ASHENDEN - THE BRITISH AGENT. These stories
fictionalized Maugham's own experiences with British
Intelligence during WW1.
To make it even more confusing, in addition to making THE
SECRET AGENT, Hitchcock made a film called SABOTAGE, based on
Joseph Conrad's THE SECRET AGENT. Several years later he made
a film called SABOTEUR, which was, essentially, an uncredited
remake of THE 39 STEPS, with the setting changed to the US,
and the time frame from WW1 to WW2.
JIM DOHERTY
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