Walk East on Beacon
| Walk East on Beacon! | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Alfred L. Werker |
| Written by | J. Edgar Hoover an article Laurence Heath Emmett Murphy |
| Produced by | Louis De Rochemont |
| Starring | George Murphy Finlay Currie Virginia Gilmore |
| Cinematography | Joseph C. Brun |
| Edited by | Angelo Ross |
| Music by | Louis Applebaum |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.35 million (US rentals)[1] |
Walk East on Beacon (1952) is an American drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and 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
References
- ^ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/walk-east-on-beacon-v115843