Western Pacific Agent
1950 film by Sam Newfield
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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 screenplay was written by Fred Myton based on a story by Milton Raison. It was released in West Germany as Jack der Killer.
Directed bySam Newfield
Screenplay byFred Myton
Milton Raison (story)
Milton Raison (story)
Produced byIrving Kay and Sigmund Neufeld
CinematographyErnest Miller
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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 |
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| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Detectives for the Western Pacific Railroad investigate several murders, including that of a railroad detective killed during a train robbery.
Cast
- 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
Western Pacific Agent was the last Hollywood film in which communist actor Morris Carnovsky appeared before he was blacklisted.[1]
