Project X(1949)

Name: Project X
Director: Edward Montagne
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1949-01-01
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Keith Andes, Rita Colton, Jack Lord, Kit Russell

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Keith Andes Rita Colton Jack Lord Kit Russell

Project X was one of a cycle of anti-Red films produced in the late 1940s. Keith Andes plays an ex-Communist who is strongarmed into cooperating with the Feds. Pretending to become a "comrade" again, Andes rejoins the local Communist cell. Moving about freely, he is able to track down a gang of spies who are smuggling atomic secrets. Filmed on location in New York, Project X has the surface "feel" of a documentary, though the dialogue is strictly from the funny papers. Keep an eye out for a very young Jack Lord.