The Sickle or the Cross
6
74 minutes
7/1/1949
Overview
Reverend John Burnside, American missionary in the Far East, prepares to return home after twenty years to take up the fight against Communism. The Reds imprison him and send in his place a spy who is his double, but who is instructed to come out for Communism. The spy is accepted in Burnside's home town, and he reports to local Communist headquarters, where James John, prominent local businessman but in reality a Red agent, has instructions to assist him in all details of his mission. He does a series of personal appearances and radio interviews and talk shows, using an anti-Communist approach.
Cast List
Kent Taylor
as Rev. John Burnside
Gloria Holden
as Louise Cannon
Gene Lockhart
as James John
Emmett Vogan
as Walter Deems
David Bruce
as George Hart
Kathleen Lockhart
as Martha Deems
Margaret Kerry
as Betty Deems
Arthur Stone
as Tommy Deems
Dudley Dickerson
as Horatio
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
as Mrs. Burnside
Robert Emmett Keane
as Dr. Soams
John Eldredge
as Rev. Dodge
Charles Halton
as Dr. Short
Ivan Triesault
as I.V. Morse
Gene Roth
as Pakin
Gayne Whitman
as Tim Matthews
Diane Fauntelle
as Bookstore Clerk
Philip Ahn
as Chinese Official
Anne O'Neal
as Mrs. Borum
Jack Rice
as Radio Engineer
Victor Sen Yung
as Major
Joe Hinds
as Mr. Willoughby
Nan Boardman
as Mrs. Willoughby
Stephen Chase
as Detective