A G-man searches for a communist sleeper-cell in Boston.
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Title: Walk East on Beacon! (1952)
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Cast
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| George Murphy | ... | Inspector James 'Jim' Belden | |
| Finlay Currie | ... | Professor Albert Kafer | |
| Virginia Gilmore | ... | Millie Zalenko aka Teresa Henning | |
| Karel Stepanek | ... | Alexi Laschenkov aka Gregory Anders | |
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Louisa Horton | ... | Elaine Wilben |
| Peter Capell | ... | Chris Zalenko aka Gino | |
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Bruno Wick | ... | Luther Danzig |
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Jack Manning | ... | Melvin Foss aka Vincent |
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Karl Weber | ... | Charlie Reynolds |
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Robert A. Dunn | ... | Dr. Wincott (as Rev. Robert Dunn) |
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Vilma Kurer | ... | Rita Foss |
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Michael Garrett | ... | Michael Dorndoff aka Frank Torrance |
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Lotte Palfi Andor | ... | Anna Kafer (as Lotte Palfi) |
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Ernest Graves | ... | Robert Martin |
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Robert Carroll | ... | Boldany |
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A G-man searches for a communist sleeper-cell in Boston.
Plot Keywords:
fbi federal bureau of investigation | wristwatch | umbrella | based on article | spy |Taglines:
MOST THRILLING PICTURE SINCE "HOUSE ON 92ND STREET"! (original print ad - all caps)Parents Guide:
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(uncredited)
Music by Juventino Rosas
Played at the restaurant
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A sequence involving two Russian agents meeting covertly in a bar is underscored by Jack Shaindlin's song "I'm Tickled Pink" which is playing in the bar - the lyrics of which appear to add a comic overtone to the Communist-busting theme of the film. The exact same recording of the song is used in the popular video game "Fallout 3". See more »Soundtracks
Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)(uncredited)
Music by Juventino Rosas
Played at the restaurant
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Country:
USARelease Date:
June 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Louis de Rochemont's Walk East on Beacon! See more »Filming Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts, USACompany Credits
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This is definitely not a "hysterical anti-communist screed" but a plodding 1950's manhunt story with Westbrook Van Vorhees as the narrator.It would be simple to ignore the ineffective demagoguery of Joe McCarthy as based on fiction, but the U.S.S.R. did aggressively spy on the U.S. and other allies during and after W.W.2 and its party organization and members were totally controlled by Moscow. This whole picture was shot on location but it lacks the punch of such other realistic films as CALLING NORTHSIDE 777, BOOMERANG, IRON CURTAIN etc.
Murphy wasn't much of an actor and comes off as bland as he was when the host of MGM PARADE.