The Atomic City (1952)

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The city of the title is Los Alamos, where nuclear physicist Gene Barry lives and works. Terrorists kidnap Barry's son and demand that the physicist turn over the H-bomb formula. It's cat-and-mouse for a while, but when the FBI gets on the case, the criminals haven't got a chance. Outdated almost… More The city of the title is Los Alamos, where nuclear physicist Gene Barry lives and works. Terrorists kidnap Barry's son and demand that the physicist turn over the H-bomb formula. It's cat-and-mouse for a while, but when the FBI gets on the case, the criminals haven't got a chance. Outdated almost before its release, The Atomic City is still effective on a purely melodramatic level. There's a particularly tense climax played out along the mountain mesas surrounding Los Alamos. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.
Directed By: Jerry Hopper
Genres: Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

In Theaters: May 1, 1952 Wide
On DVD: Feb 24, 1993

Critic Reviews

Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A low-budget, well-executed, quintessentially sci-fi of the 1950s
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Low-budget Cold War psychological thriller about a kidnapping at Los Alamos, New Mexico.

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