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

Margaret Kerry
Betty Deems

Arthur Stone
Tommy Deems

Dudley Dickerson
Horatio

Arthur Stone
Tommy Deems

Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Mrs. Burnside

Robert Emmett Keane
Dr. Soams

John Eldredge
Rev. Dodge

Charles Halton
Dr. Short

Ivan Triesault
I.V. Morse

Gene Roth
Pakin

Gayne Whitman
Tim Matthews

Diane Fauntelle
Bookstore Clerk

Philip Ahn
Chinese Official

Anne O'Neal
Mrs. Borum

Jack Rice
Radio Engineer

Victor Sen Yung
Major

Joe Hinds
Mr. Willoughby

Nan Boardman
Mrs. Willoughby
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.
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