They Made Her a Spy | |
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Directed by |
Jack Hively Edward Donahue (filmmaker) |
Produced by | Robert Sisk |
Screenplay by |
Michael Kanin Jo Pagano |
Story by |
George Bricker Lionel Houser |
Starring |
Sally Eilers Allan Lane Fritz Leiber Frank M. Thomas |
Music by | Roy Webb |
Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
Edited by | Harry Marker |
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They Made Her a Spy is a 1939 American spy drama film produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was the first film directed by Jack Hively, who after toiling as an editor for RKO for the prior five years, was given the opportunity to direct, and starred Sally Eilers, Allan Lane, Fritz Leiber, and Frank M. Thomas. The screenplay, written by Jo Pagano and Academy Award winner Michael Kanin, was based on a story by George Bricker and Lionel Houser. The film premiered in New York City on March 29, 1939, and was released nationally two weeks later, on April 14.