The Red Menace (film)
| The Red Menace | |
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| Directed by | R. G. Springsteen |
| Produced by | Herbert Yates |
| Screenplay by |
Albert DeMond Gerald Geraghty |
| Story by | Albert DeMond |
| Starring |
Robert Rockwell Hannelore Axman |
| Narrated by | Lloyd G. Davies |
| Music by | Nathan Scott |
| Cinematography | John MacBurnie |
| Edited by | Harry Keller |
Production company |
Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Red Menace (reissue title Underground Spy) is a 1949 film noir drama film directed by R. G. Springsteen starring Robert Rockwell and Hannelore Axman.
Plot
An ex-GI named Bill Jones (Robert Rockwell) becomes involved with the Communist Party USA. While in training, Jones falls in love with one of his instructors. At first true followers of communism, they realize their mistake when they witness party leaders murder a member who questions the party's principles. When they try to leave the party, the two are marked for murder and hunted by the party's assassins.[1]
Cast
- Robert Rockwell as Bill Jones
- Hannelore Axman as Nina Petrovka (as Hanne Aaman)
- Betty Lou Gerson as Yvonne Kraus
- Barbra Fuller as Mollie O'Flaherty
- Shepard Menken as Henry Solomon
- Lester Luther as Earl Partridge
- William Lally as Jack Tyler (as William J. Lally
- Lloyd G. Davies as Inspector O'Toole
- Norman Budd as Reachi
- Leo Cleary as Father O'Leary
- Kay Riehl as Mrs. O'Flaherty
- William Martell as Immigration Insp. Riggs
- James Harrington as Martin Vejac
- Duke Williams as Sam Wright
- Napoleon Simpson as Tom Wright
- Robert H. Purcell as Sheriff of Talbot (as Roberto Purcell)
- Royal Raymond as Benson
- Gregg Martell as Schuitz
- Jimmy Hawkins as Jimmy (as Jimmie Hawkins)
See also
References
External links
- The Red Menace at the Internet Movie Database
- The Red Menace at AllMovie
- The Red Menace (1949) on YouTube
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