Western Pacific Agent
Western Pacific Agent is a 1950 Sigmund Neufeld Productions crime drama directed by Sam Newfield and starring Kent Taylor, Sheila Ryan, and Mickey Knox. The picture was written by Fred Myton based on a story by Milton Raison. It was released in West Germany as Jack der Killer.
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Directed by | Sam Newfield |
Produced by | Irving Kay and Sigmund Neufeld |
Screenplay by | Fred Myton, Milton Raison (story) |
Music by | Albert Glasser |
Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
Edited by | Carl Pierson |
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Distributed by | Lippert Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
When released in 2008 on DVD, the New York Times called it a "terse crime film".[1]
Premise
In the present-day American West, detectives for the Western Pacific Railroad investigate several murders, including one of a railroad detective killed during a train robbery.
Cast
- Kent Taylor as Rod Kendall
- Sheila Ryan as Martha Stuart
- Mickey Knox as Frank Wickens
- Morris Carnovsky as Joe 'Pop' Wickens
- Robert Lowery as Bill Stuart
Other
Western Pacific Agent was the last Hollywood film Morris Carnovsky made before he was blacklisted.[2]
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References
- Kehr, Dave (December 15, 2008). "New DVDs: 'Bottle Rocket'". New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- Manso, Peter (1985). Mailer: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. p. 144. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
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