State Department File 649 (1949)
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Those scurrilous Chinese communists are up to their old tricks in the 1949 flagwaver State Department - File 649. William Lundigan plays Ken, an operative of the U.S. Foreign Service stationed in North China. Ken is one of several people trapped in a remote village by evil warlord Yun Usu (Richard Loo), who intends to sell his services to the highest bidder, be they Red or otherwise. Our hero manages to get a message out to the Free World before the film's operatically self-sacrificial climax. The characterizations are of the cardboard variety and the dialogue is straight out of Fu Manchu. Still, State Department - File 649 is a fascinating encapsulation of postwar political propaganda. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Virginia Bruce, William Lundigan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Sam Newfield
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of State Department File 649
Those scurrilous Chinese communists are up to their old tricks in the 1949 flagwaver State Department - File 649. William Lundigan plays Ken, an operative of the U.S. Foreign Service stationed in North China. Ken is one of several people trapped in a remote village by evil warlord Yun Usu (Richard Loo), who intends to sell his services to the highest bidder, be they Red or otherwise. Our hero manages to get a message out to the Free World before the film's operatically self-sacrificial climax. The characterizations are of the cardboard variety and the dialogue is straight out of Fu Manchu. Still, State Department - File 649 is a fascinating encapsulation of postwar political propaganda. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 86 mins
Complete Cast of State Department File 649
- Virginia Bruce - Marge
- Jonathan Hale - Director-General
- Richard Loo - Marshal Yun Usu
- Milt Kibbee - Bill Sneed
- John Holland - Ballinger
- Carole Donne - Mrs. Morse
- Lee Bennett - Don Logan
- Joseph Crehan - Government Official
- Nana Bryant - Peggy Brown
- Philip Ahn - Col. Aram
- Victor Sen Yung - Johnny Han
- John Halloran
- William Lundigan - Ken
- Frank Ferguson - Consul Reither
- Raymond Bond - Consul Brown
- Lora Lee Michel - Jessica
- Harlan Warde - Rev. Morse
- Bob Stephenson - Mongolian Spy
- H.T. Tsiang - Wonto
- Ray Bennett - Fur Trader
- Fred Coby - Vice-Consul
- Spencer Chan
- Margo Woode - Carrie
- Director(s):
- Sam Newfield
- Writer(s):
- Milton M. Raison
- Producer(s):
- Sigmund Neufeld
- Categories:
- War
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