Walk East on Beacon! (The Crime of the Century) (1952)
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Louis de Rochemont, former March of Time producer whose "docudrama" films proved so popular in the 1940s, offers more of the same in Walk East on Beacon. Based on an article written (or ghostwritten) by J. Edgar Hoover, the film concerns the efforts by the FBI to plug up a dangerous… More Louis de Rochemont, former March of Time producer whose "docudrama" films proved so popular in the 1940s, offers more of the same in Walk East on Beacon. Based on an article written (or ghostwritten) by J. Edgar Hoover, the film concerns the efforts by the FBI to plug up a dangerous security leak. Federal agent Belden (George Murphy) is assigned to locate the communist mastermind behind the leak, and to trace all avenues of informational access utilized by the Bad Guys. Finlay Currie co-stars as an Einstein-like scientist who is being blackmailed by the Reds into cooperating with them, while Karel Stepanek is slime personified as the top Eastern-Bloc spy. Largely filmed on location in New York, Walk East on Beacon makes good use of several Manhattan-based actors, few of whom were seen in films either before or since. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alfred L. Werker
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1952 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
One of many Red Menace films made during the 1950s, but is not one of the better ones -- too heavy-handed and lacks suspense and emotion.
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Cast
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George Murphy
as Inspector Belden
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Finlay Currie
as Prof. Kafer
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Virginia Gilmore
as Millie
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Karel Stepanek
as Alex
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Louisa Horton
as Elaine
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Peter Capell
as Gino
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Bruno Wick
as Danzig
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Rev. Robert Dunn
as Dr. Wincott
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Jack Manning
as Vincent Foss
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Michael Garrett
as Terrence
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Ernest Graves
as Martin
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Rosemary Pettit
as Mrs. Martin
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George Hill
as Wilben
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Brad Hatton
as Mason
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Paul Andor
as Helmuth
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Lotte Palfi
as Mrs. Kafer
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Ann Thomas
as Philadelphia Suspect
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John Farrell
as Taxi Driver
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Steve Mitchell
as Samson
