''Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard'' is a 1950 American
film noir
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B movie
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directed by
Seymour Friedman and starring
Howard St. John,
Ron Randell Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald.
Ron or RON may also refer to:
Arts and media
* Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character
* Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character
*Ron Douglas, the protagonist in '' Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...
and
Amanda Blake
Amanda Blake (born Beverly Louise Neill, February 21, 1929 – August 16, 1989) was an American actress best known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the western television series ''Gunsmoke''. Along with ...
.
Plot
When enemy agents obtain leaked secrets about a guided missile system, an American spy and a British investigator are teamed together to find the source.
Cast
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Howard St. John as David Harding
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Amanda Blake
Amanda Blake (born Beverly Louise Neill, February 21, 1929 – August 16, 1989) was an American actress best known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the western television series ''Gunsmoke''. Along with ...
as Karen Michele
*
Ron Randell Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald.
Ron or RON may also refer to:
Arts and media
* Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character
* Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character
*Ron Douglas, the protagonist in '' Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...
as Simon Langton
*
June Vincent
June Vincent (born Dorothy June Smith, July 17, 1920 – November 20, 2008) was an American actress.
Life and career
Vincent was born in Harrod, Ohio, the daughter of Sybil Irwin and the Rev. Willis E. Smith.
Stage
Vincent's acting career bega ...
as Barbara Taylor
*Fred Sears as Peters
*
John Dehner
John Dehner (DAY-ner) (born John Dehner Forkum, also credited Dehner Forkum; November 23, 1915February 4, 1992) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor. From the late 1930s to the late 1980s, he amassed a long list of performan ...
as Robert Reynolds
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Lewis Martin as Dr. Victor Gilbert, also known as Hugo Boren
*
Rick Vallin as McCullough
*Jimmy Lloyd as Burton
*
Ted Jordan as Brown
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Gregory Gay as Professor Schuman
*Douglas Evans as Colonel Kilgore
*
John Doucette
John Arthur Doucette (January 21, 1921 – August 16, 1994) was an American character actor who performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. A man of stocky build who possessed a deep, rich voice, he ...
as Larry, a thug
*
Don Brodie
Don L. Brodie (May 29, 1904 – January 8, 2001) was an American film and television actor.
Early years
The son of Mrs. Lottie Brodie, he attended Hughes High School in Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati. Before becoming a profes ...
as Jimmy, a thug
References
External links
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''Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard''at
TCMDB
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Review of filmat Variety
1950 films
1950 crime drama films
American crime drama films
Columbia Pictures films
Films directed by Seymour Friedman
Films based on radio series
American black-and-white films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
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