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Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard

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Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
Directed bySeymour Friedman
Written byHarold Greene
Based onradio series Counterspy by Phillips Lord
Produced byWallace MacDonald
StarringHoward St. John
Amanda Blake
Ron Randell
June Vincent
CinematographyPhilip Tannura
Edited byAaron Stell
Music byMischa Bakaleinikoff
Production
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Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 21, 1950 (1950-11-21)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard is a 1950 American film noir B movie directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Howard St. John, Ron Randell and Amanda Blake.[1]

It was the second of two film adaptations based on the radio series Counterspy (1942–57) created by Phillips H. Lord., starring Howard St. John as David Harding. The first had been David Harding, Counterspy (1950).

Plot

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When enemy agents obtain leaked secrets about a guided missile system, an American spy, David Harding, and a British investigator, Simon Langton, are teamed together to find the source.

Cast

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Reception

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Variety said "Most of the large cast play their roles broadly with a hint that they’re enjoying the excursion into make-believe...Seymour Friedman directed at a fast clip. Camerawork of Philip Tannura was good, especially in the action sequences, while producer Wallace MacDonald squeezed ample values out of his low budget."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Vagg, Stephen (August 10, 2019). "Unsung Aussie Actors – Ron Randell: A Top Twenty". Filmink.
  2. ^ "Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard". Variety. 15 November 1950. p. 18.
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