The Sickle or the Cross
The Sickle or the Cross
Release: 1949-07-01
·Runtime: 74m
·★ 6.0
Drama
War
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Astor Pictures Corp.
Cast
Jack Rice
as Radio Engineer
Kent Taylor
as Rev. John Burnside
Kathleen Lockhart
as Martha Deems
Margaret Kerry
as Betty Deems
Dudley Dickerson
as Horatio
Gayne Whitman
as Tim Matthews
Philip Ahn
as Chinese Official
Gene Lockhart
as James John
John Eldredge
as Rev. Dodge
Ivan Triesault
as I.V. Morse
Stephen Chase
as Detective
David Bruce
as George Hart
Arthur Stone
as Tommy Deems
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
as Mrs. Burnside
Charles Halton
as Dr. Short
Victor Sen Yung
as Major
Nan Boardman
as Mrs. Willoughby
Gloria Holden
as Louise Cannon
Emmett Vogan
as Walter Deems
Robert Emmett Keane
as Dr. Soams
Gene Roth
as Pakin
