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词条 Walk East on Beacon
释义

  1. Plot summary

  2. Cast

  3. Comic book adaption

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox film
| name = Walk East on Beacon!
| image = Walk_East_on_Beacon_poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Alfred L. Werker
| producer = Louis De Rochemont
| writer = J. Edgar Hoover an article
Laurence Heath
Emmett Murphy
| based on = The Crime of the Century
| starring = George Murphy
Finlay Currie
Virginia Gilmore
| music = Louis Applebaum
| cinematography = Joseph C. Brun
| editing = Angelo Ross
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{film date|1952|4|29}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $1.35 million (US rentals)[1]
}}

Walk East on Beacon is a 1952 American drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Murphy, Finlay Currie, and Virginia Gilmore. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was inspired by a May 1952 Reader's Digest article by J. Edgar Hoover entitled "The Crime of the Century: The Case of the A-Bomb Spies." The article covers the case against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for treason.

Plot summary

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Federal agent Belden (George Murphy) is assigned to locate the communist mastermind behind the leak, and to trace all avenues of informational access utilized by the Communists. Professor Albert Kafer (Finlay Currie) a scientist who is being blackmailed by the Reds into cooperating with them, while Alexi Laschenkov (Karel Stepanek) is the top Eastern-Bloc spy.[2]

Cast

  • George Murphy as Inspector James 'Jim' Belden
  • Finlay Currie as Professor Albert Kafer
  • Virginia Gilmore as Millie / Teresa Zalenko
  • Karel Stepanek as Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders
  • Louisa Horton as Mrs. Elaine Wilben
  • Peter Capell as Chris Zalenko / Gino
  • Bruno Wick as Luther Danzig
  • Jack Manning as Melvin Foss / Vincent
  • Karl Weber as FBI Agent Charlie Reynolds
  • Robert A. Dunn as Dr. Wincott (as Rev. Robert Dunn)
  • Vilma Kurer as Mrs. Rita Foss
  • Michael Garrett as Michael Dorndoff / Frank Torrance
  • Lotte Palfi Andor as Mrs. Anna Kafer (as Lotte Palfi)
  • Ernest Graves as Robert Martin
  • Robert Carroll as Boldany

Comic book adaption

  • Fawcett Motion Picture Comics #113 (November 1952)[3]

References

1. ^'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
2. ^http://www.allmovie.com/movie/walk-east-on-beacon-v115843
3. ^{{gcdb issue|id=248925|title=Fawcett Motion Picture Comics #113}}

External links

  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045309/ Walk East on Beacon at IMDB]
  • {{amg movie|115843}}
  • {{tcmdb title|id=27989}}
  • {{YouTube|Ab6hWOFxccU|Walk East on Beacon film clip}}
{{Alfred L. Werker}}

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