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Project X was one of a cycle of anti-Red films produced in the late 1940s. Keith Andes plays an ex-Communist who is strongarmed into cooperating with the Feds. Pretending to become a "comrade" again, Andes rejoins the local Communist cell. Moving about freely, he is able to track down a gang of spies who are smuggling atomic secrets. Filmed on location in New York, Project X has the surface "feel" of a documentary, though the dialogue is strictly from the funny papers. Keep an eye out for a very young Jack Lord.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Keith AndesKeith AndesSteve Monahan
  • Photo of Rita ColtonRita ColtonSandra Russell
  • Photo of Jack LordJack LordJohn Bates
  • Photo of Kit RussellKit RussellMichael Radik

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