Comrade X
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| Comrade X | |
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 1940 US Theatrical Poster |
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| Directed by | King Vidor |
| Produced by | Gottfried Reinhardt King Vidor |
| Written by | Walter Reisch (story) Ben Hecht Charles Lederer Herman J. Mankiewicz (uncredited) |
| Starring | Clark Gable Hedy Lamarr |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Editing by | Harold F. Kress |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | December 13, 1940 (US) |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Comrade X is a 1940 lighthearted spy movie, starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr and directed by King Vidor.
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[edit] Plot
In the Soviet Union, American reporter McKinley "Mac" Thompson (Clark Gable) secretly writes unflattering stories, attributed to "Comrade X", for his newspaper. His identity is discovered by his valet, Vanya (Felix Bressart), who blackmails Mac into promising to get his daughter, a streetcar conductor named Theodore (Hedy Lamarr), out of the country. Theodore agrees to a sham marriage so she can spread the message of the benefits of Communism to the rest of the world. However, Commissar Vasiliev (Oscar Homolka) is determined to unmask and arrest Comrade X.
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[edit] Production
- Production on Comrade X began filming in late August 1940.
- The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story.
[edit] External links
- Comrade X at the Internet Movie Database
- Comrade X at AllRovi
- Comrade X at the TCM Movie Database
