The Sickle or the Cross (1949)
1h 14m
Running Time
July 1, 1949Release Date
The Sickle or the Cross (1949)
1h 14m
Running Time
July 1, 1949Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Kent Taylor
Rev. John Burnside
Gloria Holden
Louise Cannon
Gene Lockhart
James John
Emmett Vogan
Walter Deems
David Bruce
George Hart
Kathleen Lockhart
Martha Deems
Frank R. Strayer
Director
Margaret Kerry
Betty Deems
Jesse Lasky Jr.
Writer
Arthur Stone
Tommy Deems
Roland D. Reed
Producer
Walter Strenge
Cinematographer
Dudley Dickerson
Horatio
S. Roy Luby
Editor
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Mrs. Burnside
Robert Emmett Keane
Dr. Soams
Details.
Wiki.
The Sickle or the Cross is a 1949 American drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars Kent Taylor, Gloria Holden, and Gene Lockhart. The screenplay was written by Jesse L. Lasky Jr. from an original story by T. G. Eggers. Produced and distributed by the Lutheran Laymen's League, it had its world premiere in Burbank, California on July 1, 1949.