Film

The Sickle or the Cross

1949 · 1h 14m · Drama · War

IMDb

5.5

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.

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

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

• Frank R. StrayerDirector
• Jesse Lasky Jr.Screenplay
• Roland D. ReedProducer
• Walter StrengeDirector of Photography
• S. Roy LubyEditor

Release date

July 1, 1949

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 14m

Genres

Drama, War