In the Employ of the Secret Service () is a 1931 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch, and Oskar Homolka. It concerns espionage between Germany and Russia during the First World War. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Location shooting took place in Denmark. Cast References External links 1930s spy drama films 1931 drama films German spy drama films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Gustav Ucicky World War I spy films Films set in Russia UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios 1930s German-language films