The Atomic City (1952)

An atomic scientist's son is kidnapped by enemy agents.

Director:

Jerry Hopper

Writer:

Sydney Boehm

Stars:

Gene Barry, Lydia Clarke, Michael Moore

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gene Barry	...	Dr. Frank Addison
Lydia Clarke	...	Martha Addison
Michael Moore	...	Russ Farley
Nancy Gates	...	Ellen Haskell
Lee Aaker	...	Tommy Addison
Milburn Stone	...	Insp. Harold Mann
Bert Freed	...	Emil Jablons
Frank Cady	...	F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg
Houseley Stevenson Jr.	...	'Greg' Gregson
Leonard Strong	...	Donald Clark
Jerry Hausner	...	John Pattiz
John Damler	...	Dr. Peter Rassett
George Lynn	...	Robert Kalnick (as George M. Lynn)
Olan Soule	...	Mortie Fenton
Anthony Warde	...	Arnie Molter

Storyline

At Los Alamos, New Mexico, the maximum-security "atomic city" of U.S. nuclear-weapons research, top atomic scientist Frank Addison has a normal, middle-American life with his wife and son...until the boy is kidnapped by enemy agents to extort H-bomb secrets. Result, a fast moving chase thriller with some parental soul-searching.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | nuclear weapons | los alamos | ruins | counter espionage | 

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Taglines:

The year's big suspense shock story!

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Genres:

Thriller | Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Stadt der tausend Gefahren

Filming Locations:

Gilmore Field - 7700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gene Barry's film debut.

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Connections

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

User Reviews

Worth viewing as an early 'cold war' movie

Just watched this movie and it's not bad; there are a few tense moments and not a lot of long dialog strings. Comes off as fairly intelligent; fastpaced almost like 'documentary style'. This movie will evoke some nostalgia and a bit of cold war paranoia with cars,street scenes,and life in the 50's. The acting is fairly solid and at 85 minutes run time it goes by at a good pace. An atomic era film buff shouldn't miss this one.