Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard is a 1950 American film noir crime film starring Howard St. John, Ron Randell and Amanda Blake. It was directed by Seymour Friedman. A Scotland Yard inspector working in the United States helps the American authorities track down a leak at a missile base by enemy agents.
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| Directed by | Seymour Friedman |
| Produced by | Wallace MacDonald |
| Written by | Harold Greene Harold Greene Phillips Lord |
| Starring | Howard St. John Ron Randell Amanda Blake |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | Aaron Stell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | November 21, 1950 |
Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was one of several B movies Ron Randell starred in at Columbia.[1]
Plot
When enemy agents obtain leaked secrets about a guided missile reservation, the chief of America's counterspy division (Howard St. John) and Scotland Yard's best investigator Ron Randell get on an investigative trail which quickly leads to a reservation secretary (Gunsmoke's Miss Kitty, Amanda Blake). "Suspense and excitement"--Harrison's Reports.
Cast
- Howard St. John as David Harding
- Amanda Blake as Karen Michele
- Ron Randell as Simon Langton
- June Vincent as Barbara Taylor
- Fred Sears as Peters
- John Dehner as Robert Reynolds
- Lewis Martin as Dr. Victor Gilbert, also known as Hugo Boren
- Rick Vallin as McCullough
- Jimmy Lloyd as Burton
- Ted Jordan as Brown
- Gregory Gay as Professor Schuman
- Douglas Evans as Colonel Kilgore
- John Doucette as Larry, a thug
- Don Brodie as Jimmy, a thug
References
- Vagg, Stephen (August 10, 2019). "Unsung Aussie Actors – Ron Randell: A Top Twenty". Filmink.
External links
- Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard at IMDb
- Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard at TCMDB
- Review of film at Variety
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