House of Secrets (1956 film)
House of Secretsis a 1956 British crime thriller film directed by Guy Green and starring Michael Craig, Anton Diffring and Gérard Oury. It was filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision. It was shot at Pinewood Studios near London and on location in Paris and Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky while the costumes were by Julie Harris. Cast
 Michael Craig as Larry Ellis / Steve Chancellor
 Anton Diffring as Anton Lauderbach
 Gérard Oury as Julius Pindar
 Brenda De Banzie as Madame Isabella Ballu
 Geoffrey Keen as Colonel Burleigh, CIA
 David Kossoff as Henryk van de Heide, CIA
 Barbara Bates as Judy Anderson
 Alan Tilvern as Brandelli
 Julia Arnall as Diane Gilbert
 Gordon Tanner as Curtice
 Eugene Deckers as Vidal
 Eric Pohlmann as Gratz
 Jean Driant as  Gratz's assistant (uncredited)
 Carl Jaffe as Walter Dorffman

Plot
The film, based on the novel Storm Over Paris by Sterling Noel, follows a man who is sent undercover to infiltrate an international crime organization planning to inundate the UK with huge amounts of near perfect forged UK Bank Notes to damage the UK Economy. In this very well-made Glossy Colourful British Film Michael Craig (Larry Ellis) is similar to an early James Bond character. The only thing which might spoil it for some viewers is the slightly abrupt ending. Beautifully photographed entirely in Paris, France. Production
Michael Craig called his part "a sort of forerunner to the James Bond type of movie" which "in spite of all our best efforts it ended up being fairly boring." He was paid £30 a week. The film was shot on location in France. References

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1956 films
1956 crime films
British crime films
British thriller films
1950s thriller films
1950s English-language films
Films shot at Pinewood Studios
Films directed by Guy Green
Films set in France
Films shot in France
1950s British films
Films based on American novels