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The Atomic City

  • 19521952
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 25m
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6.1/10
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Lee Aaker, Gene Barry, Lydia Clarke, and Milburn Stone in The Atomic City (1952)
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An atomic scientist's son is kidnapped by enemy agents.An atomic scientist's son is kidnapped by enemy agents.An atomic scientist's son is kidnapped by enemy agents.
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    • Jerry Hopper
    • Sydney Boehm(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gene Barry
    • Lydia Clarke
    • Michael Moore
    • Jerry Hopper
    • Sydney Boehm(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gene Barry
    • Lydia Clarke
    • Michael Moore
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    • 16User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Gene Barry in The Atomic City (1952)
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    Gene Barry in The Atomic City (1952)
    Lee Aaker, Gene Barry, and Lydia Clarke in The Atomic City (1952)
    Lee Aaker, Gene Barry, and Lydia Clarke in The Atomic City (1952)
    Gene Barry and Lydia Clarke in The Atomic City (1952)

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    Gene Barry
    Gene Barry
    • Dr. Frank Addison
    Lydia Clarke
    Lydia Clarke
    • Martha Addison
    Michael Moore
    • Russ Farley
    Nancy Gates
    Nancy Gates
    • Ellen Haskell
    Lee Aaker
    Lee Aaker
    • Tommy Addison
    Milburn Stone
    Milburn Stone
    • Insp. Harold Mann
    Bert Freed
    Bert Freed
    • Emil Jablons
    Frank Cady
    Frank Cady
    • FBI Agent George Weinberg
    Houseley Stevenson Jr.
    • 'Greg' Gregson
    Leonard Strong
    Leonard Strong
    • Donald Clark
    Jerry Hausner
    Jerry Hausner
    • John Pattiz
    John Damler
    John Damler
    • Dr. Peter Rassett
    George Lynn
    George Lynn
    • Robert Kalnick
    • (as George M. Lynn)
    Olan Soule
    Olan Soule
    • Mortie Fenton
    Anthony Warde
    Anthony Warde
    • Arnie Molter
    Don Brodie
    Don Brodie
    • FBI Agent
    • (uncredited)
    Norman Budd
    Norman Budd
    • David Rogers
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Carroll
    • Marion Fenton
    • (uncredited)
      • Jerry Hopper
      • Sydney Boehm(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Gene Barry.
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      The number of the second batter at the ball game changes from 84 to 53.
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      Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: Snow Creature + the Atomic City (1978)

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    A very effective and interesting cold war era thriller.
    In this cold war thriller, Gene Barry plays Frank Addison, an atomic scientist at Los Almos (aka The Atomic City) whose son Tommy is kidnapped by communist agents. The kidnappers demand from Addison that he hand over atomic secrets in exchange for Tommy's safe return.

    This very effective cold war era espionage thriller used turn up often on late night television in late sixties and early seventies. I missed it then, but got a chance to see it very recently when I found a video copy tucked away in a remote corner of my favorite video store. I found THE ATOMIC CITY to be a tense, exciting thriller of the type they made so well back in the late forties and early fifties. The film moves at a quick pace, most of the cast is good, the black and white photography excellent, and very good use of real locations.

    One interesting thing I discovered while watching this film is how Los Almos was actually a self contained city, hence the title. The scientists who worked at Los Almos lived in houses inside the secure confines of Los Almos. Los Almos even had its own schools. It is interesting that Tommy is kidnapped when he leaves the secure isolated confines of "The Atomic City" when goes on a school trip.
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    • Dec 15, 2001

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      • May 1, 1952 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center - 1200 N. State Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 1 hour 25 minutes
      • Black and White

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