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David Harding, Counterspy

  • 19501950
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
73
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Audrey Long, Willard Parker, and Howard St. John in David Harding, Counterspy (1950)
Drama
Based on the long-running radio program created by Philips H. Lord, the film opens with a radio commentator blasting the U. S. government for the manner in which a certain foreign power has ... Read allBased on the long-running radio program created by Philips H. Lord, the film opens with a radio commentator blasting the U. S. government for the manner in which a certain foreign power has obtained secret information during WWII. The commentator is brought to the secret headquar... Read allBased on the long-running radio program created by Philips H. Lord, the film opens with a radio commentator blasting the U. S. government for the manner in which a certain foreign power has obtained secret information during WWII. The commentator is brought to the secret headquarters of "David Harding, Counterspy" where he learns that the story was deliberately plante... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
73
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
326,031
24,799
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    • Director
      • Ray Nazarro
    • Writers
      • Clint Johnston(story & screenplay)
      • Phillips Lord(radio program)
      • Tom Reed(story & screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Willard Parker
      • Audrey Long
      • Howard St. John
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ray Nazarro
    • Writers
      • Clint Johnston(story & screenplay)
      • Phillips Lord(radio program)
      • Tom Reed(story & screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Willard Parker
      • Audrey Long
      • Howard St. John
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    • 4User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Willard Parker in David Harding, Counterspy (1950)
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    Willard Parker
    Willard Parker
    • Lt. Comdr. Jerry A. Baldwin
    Audrey Long
    Audrey Long
    • Betty Iverson
    Howard St. John
    Howard St. John
    • David Harding
    Raymond Greenleaf
    Raymond Greenleaf
    • Dr. George Vickers
    Harlan Warde
    Harlan Warde
    • Hopkins
    Alex Gerry
    Alex Gerry
    • Charles Kingston
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Barry Brooks
    • Switchboard Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Grant Calhoun
    • Lt. Van Dyke
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Darrell
    Steve Darrell
    • Frank Edwards
    • (uncredited)
    John Dehner
    John Dehner
    • Frank Reynolds
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Flaherty
    Pat Flaherty
    • C.P.O.
    • (uncredited)
    William Henry
    William Henry
    • Sentry
    • (uncredited)
    Earle Hodgins
    Earle Hodgins
    • Newspaper Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    Anthony Jochim
    Anthony Jochim
    • Robert Barrington
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Jordan
    Ted Jordan
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Lloyd
    Jimmy Lloyd
    • Burton
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Lowell
    • Navy Lieutenant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ray Nazarro
    • Writers
      • Clint Johnston(story & screenplay)
      • Phillips Lord(radio program)
      • Tom Reed(story & screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      In the opening credits, Columbia Pictures chose to precede the name of Howard St. John with the verb "introducing," although the veteran stage actor had already played in four pictures. Oftentimes studios used this term with actors with small public exposure who were on the way up to pronounce their names. St. John was forty-five at the time of this picture's release; but his body of work was on stage with one TV credit.
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    User reviews4

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    Top review
    5/10
    Spies at the defense plant
    Based on the radio series Counterspy. the title role of David Harding is played by Howard St. John as the rather stern Allen Dulles like section chief of an unnamed Intelligence agency. But the real action is handled here by Willard Parker who gets called back from the Pacific War to takeover the operation of a plant in California that is manufacturing torpedoes for the Pacific War.

    As it turns out the widow of the guy that was in the job before Parker is Audrey Long who was going out with Parker while he was in Annapolis. After a while the two take up where they left off before. Still Parker's job is to find a nest of fifth columnist spies who've been getting information out of the plant.

    I was pleasantly surprised in that I thought while hardly a great film, it was not as bad as I thought it would be. I was expecting a Cold War flag waver and it was not all that. The characters are not paste board figures, they do have some depth to them.

    Take particular note of Raymond Greenleaf's portrayal of the plant doctor. Talk about hidden depth.

    Nothing great here, but David Harding Counterspy might be worth a look.
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    • Oct 2, 2014

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • I kamp mod spioner
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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