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State Department: File 649

  • 19491949
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 27m
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4.7/10
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Henry Kulky, Richard Loo, and William Lundigan in State Department: File 649 (1949)
ActionAdventureDrama
U.S. Foreign Service officer matches wits with a Chinese warlord to try to save American citizens threatened with execution.U.S. Foreign Service officer matches wits with a Chinese warlord to try to save American citizens threatened with execution.U.S. Foreign Service officer matches wits with a Chinese warlord to try to save American citizens threatened with execution.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
186
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    • Sam Newfield
    • Milton Raison(original story)
  • Stars
    • William Lundigan
    • Virginia Bruce
    • Jonathan Hale
    • Sam Newfield
    • Milton Raison(original story)
  • Stars
    • William Lundigan
    • Virginia Bruce
    • Jonathan Hale
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    William Lundigan
    William Lundigan
    • Ken Seely
    Virginia Bruce
    Virginia Bruce
    • Marge Walden
    Jonathan Hale
    Jonathan Hale
    • Director-General
    Frank Ferguson
    Frank Ferguson
    • Consul Reither
    Richard Loo
    Richard Loo
    • Marshal Yun Usu
    Philip Ahn
    Philip Ahn
    • Col. Aram
    Raymond Bond
    • Consul Brown
    Milton Kibbee
    Milton Kibbee
    • Bill Sneed
    Victor Sen Yung
    Victor Sen Yung
    • Johnny Han
    Lora Lee Michel
    Lora Lee Michel
    • Jessica
    John Holland
    John Holland
    • Ballinger
    Harlan Warde
    Harlan Warde
    • Rev. Morse
    Carole Donne
    • Mrs. Morse
    Barbara Wooddell
    • Carrie
    • (as Barbara Woodell)
    Robert Stevenson
    Robert Stevenson
    • Mongolian Spy
    • (as Robert Stephenson)
    Lee Bennett
    Lee Bennett
    • Don Logan
    H.T. Tsiang
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    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
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      • Milton Raison(original story) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Interesting that our hero is sent in as a spy, yet the first thing he does is tell two locals he speaks fluent Chinese while overhearing them in the garden reception. James Bond he's not.
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      Television prints are in black and white.
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      Featured in The Slanted Screen (2006)

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    State Department: File 649
    Ultra-cheap so-called thriller directed by the prolific (but not particularly talented) Sam Newfield under the pseudonym of Peter Stewart. A lot of talk and very little action makes for a dull experience.
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      • February 11, 1949 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Sigmund Neufeld Productions
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes

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