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In State Secret, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. swaps his sword for a stethoscope and his cape for a trenchcoat, but the picture lacks none of the swashbuckling verve of his earlier efforts. Without benefit of a princess, a stolen treasure, or a single duel, the old master manages to find in...
But this is adventure with a sense of humor and some modern twists which set the film considerably above most of Fairbanks' previous efforts. An Anglo-American venture, the picture was released two years ago, but was somehow buried as The Great Manhunt in the second spot on double bills...
State Secret is set in the grim environs of Stepna, the mythical capitol of a mythical Balkan country ruled by the all-powerful mythical dictator Niva. As a brilliant young American doctor, Fairbanks is involved in the complicated machinations of a totalitarian state. He consequently also become involved with a...
The supporting cast is uniformly competent, with Herbert Lom turning in a superlative bit as a Peter Lorretype Balkan shyster who smuggles Fairbanks out of the country.
Gerard Philipe, as the raffish Fan Fan, is quite a match for his leading lady in scene stealing. Lacking her more obvious props, he forges ahead with the urbane skill that has made him one of France's top actors. Those who saw Devil In The Flesh will wonder at...