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.
| Western Pacific Agent | |
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| Directed by | Sam Newfield |
| Screenplay by | Fred Myton Milton Raison (story) |
| Produced by | Irving Kay and Sigmund Neufeld |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
| Edited by | Carl Pierson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures |
Release dates |
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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]
Plot
editIn 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
edit- 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
editWestern Pacific Agent was the last Hollywood film Morris Carnovsky made before he was blacklisted.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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. ISBN 9781416562863. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
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