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  • David Harding, Counterspy (1950)
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    71 min | Drama
David Harding, Counterspy (1950)
Passed
71 min | 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 obtained secret information during WWII. The ...See moreBased 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 planted with the commentator to fool the enemy. Harding them tells, in flashback, a specific story to illustrate how counter-espionage works. Jerry Baldwin, a U.S. Navy officer is brought to a city where torpedoes are manufactured for the Navy, and his assignment is to find out information is leaking out to the enemy. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
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Clint Johnston (story & screenplay) | Phillips Lord (radio program) (as Phillips H. Lord) | Tom Reed (story & screenplay)
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Jul 13, 1950 (United States)

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34 cast members
Name Known for
Willard Parker
Lt. Comdr. Jerry A. Baldwin Lt. Comdr. Jerry A. Baldwin   See fewer
Audrey Long
Betty Iverson Betty Iverson   See fewer
Howard St. John
David Harding David Harding   See fewer
Raymond Greenleaf
Dr. George Vickers Dr. George Vickers   See fewer
Harlan Warde
Hopkins Hopkins   See fewer
Alex Gerry
Charles Kingston Charles Kingston   See fewer
Murray Alper
Customer (uncredited) Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Barry Brooks
Switchboard Operator (uncredited) Switchboard Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Grant Calhoun
Lt. Van Dyke (uncredited) Lt. Van Dyke (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Darrell
Frank Edwards (uncredited) Frank Edwards (uncredited)   See fewer
John Dehner
Frank Reynolds (uncredited) Frank Reynolds (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Flaherty
C.P.O. (uncredited) C.P.O. (uncredited)   See fewer
William Henry
Sentry (uncredited) Sentry (uncredited)   See fewer
Earle Hodgins
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Jochim
Robert Barrington (uncredited) Robert Barrington (uncredited)   See fewer
Ted Jordan
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Lloyd
Burton (uncredited) Burton (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Lowell
Navy Lieutenant (uncredited) Navy Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Jock Mahoney
Brown (uncredited) Brown (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Marsh
Employee (uncredited) Employee (uncredited)   See fewer
Allen Mathews
Baker (uncredited) Baker (uncredited)   See fewer
Merrill McCormick
Worker (uncredited) Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank McLure
Theatre Patron (uncredited) Theatre Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Miller
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Pickard
McCullough (uncredited) McCullough (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Quigley
Grady (uncredited) Grady (uncredited)   See fewer
Joey Ray
Man in Theater (uncredited) Man in Theater (uncredited)   See fewer
Clark Ross
Theatre Patron (uncredited) Theatre Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred F. Sears
Peters (uncredited) Peters (uncredited)   See fewer
William Tannen
Radio Operator (uncredited) Radio Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Tovey
Theatre Patron (uncredited) Theatre Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Virgo
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Way
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Willes
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
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