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Walk a Crooked Mile

Walk a Crooked Mile

1948Movie⏱️ 1h 31mApproved
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
6.3
IMDB Rating
1,297 votes

During the Cold War, at a California atomic research plant, an FBI agent and a Scotland Yard inspector join forces to eliminate a foreign atomic spy ring operating in the USA and the UK.

Director
Gordon Douglas
Writers
George Bruce, Bertram Millhauser
Stars
Louis Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, Louise Allbritton
Release Date
September 2, 1948
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Louis Hayward
Louis Hayward
as Philip 'Scotty' Grayson
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
as Daniel F. O'Hara
Louise Allbritton
Louise Allbritton
as Dr. Toni Neva
Carl Esmond
Carl Esmond
as Dr. Ritter von Stolb
Onslow Stevens
Onslow Stevens
as Igor Braun
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
as Krebs
Art Baker
Art Baker
as Dr. Frederick Townsend
Lowell Gilmore
Lowell Gilmore
as Dr. William Forrest
Philip Van Zandt
Philip Van Zandt
as Anton Radchek
Charles Evans
Charles Evans
as Dr. Homer Allen

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
1087 Clay St., San Francisco, California, USA
Production
Edward Small Productions, Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

fbi federal bureau of investigationagentroutine strip searchlakeview californiareference to albert einstein

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Good spy docunoir
by adrianovasconcelos2020-01-01
8/10

"Interesting docunoir about atomic/nuclear formulas being syphoned out of the Lakeview facility in the USA and finding their way into the iron curtain via the UK. This is a very early example of FBI-Scotland Yard cooperation, showing the sophistication that already existed immediately after WWII, in spite of much more rudimentary spying technology than we have today. Amazing how sound was recorded on LPs, and 16 or 8mm cameras were used at stakeouts. With Reed Haley as the narrator, the viewer gets the low-down on an intricate international operation to detect why fomulas are spirited out of ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Even though the film was about the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover would not sanction it because Producer Edward Small refused to allow the FBI to interfere with production and review the film prior to its release.

📖 Synopsis

During the Cold War, at a California atomic research plant, an FBI agent and a Scotland Yard inspector join forces to eliminate a foreign atomic spy ring operating in the USA and the UK.