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David Harding, Counterspy

- SABOTAGE! TREACHERY! INTRIGUE!

A Counterspy in the US military is killed under suspicious circumstances. His friend, Jerry Baldwin, a Navy Commander, is assigned to replace him and stop a saboteur in a torpedo factory.

Release Date : 1950-07-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Willard Parker

Character Name : Commander Jerry Baldwin

Original Name : Willard Parker

Gender : Male

Audrey Long

Character Name : Betty Iverson

Original Name : Audrey Long

Gender : Female

Raymond Greenleaf

Character Name : Dr. George Vickers

Original Name : Raymond Greenleaf

Gender : Male

Howard St. John

Character Name : David Harding

Original Name : Howard St. John

Gender : Male

Alex Gerry

Character Name : Charles Kingston

Original Name : Alex Gerry

Gender : Male

Harlan Warde

Character Name : Hopkins

Original Name : Harlan Warde

Gender : Male

Anthony Jochim

Character Name : Robert Barrington

Original Name : Anthony Jochim

Gender : Male

John Dehner

Character Name : Frank Reynolds

Original Name : John Dehner

Gender : Male

Fred F. Sears

Character Name : Peters

Original Name : Fred F. Sears

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-12-26

If you can get past the rather oppressive opening commentary, then this turns out to be not a bad adventure story that warns of the dangers of fifth columnists operating in the United States during the recently ended WWII. Fortunately for all concerned, they had "David Harding" (Howard St. John). Now he is a shrewd and visionary man who co-ordinates a network of counter-espionage operatives the world over with a view to thwarting the cunning plans of the Nazis to steal valuable industrial secrets and sabotage vital munitions production. Willard Parker ("Baldwin") is a naval officer drafted into help the investigation when it seems that valuable information is leaking from a large torpedo-making factory. It turns out that his predecessor (quite literally) died after his cigarette set his bed alight, and being a bit suspicious he and the man's widow "Betty" (Audrey Long) decide to look into things. There are no shortage of ostensibly upstanding and honest suspects and the one thing "Baldwin" can be sure of his, they will not surrender quietly. There are a few quite effective red herrings here at the start, but as the story progresses the jigsaw puzzle starts to take shape just a little too readily leaving little room for jeopardy at the end. Still, it does move along well for seventy minutes and though maybe not a film I will remember, I quite enjoyed watching it.