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Having said that, COMRADE X at least manages to use its cast in a good way and as you'd expect, Clark Gable is always charming in his own way. The basic plot has Gable playing an American journalist in Russia who is asked to sneak a communist (Hedy Lamarr) out of the country. The film starts off as a pure comedy but the strange thing is that it ...
SYNOPSIS. McKinley B. Thompson, a newspaper reporter for the Texas Bugle , masquerades as an irresponsible roue in order to hide his identity as Comrade X, the mysterious reporter who is sending embarrassing stories about Russia to a big newspaper syndicate. Thompson learns that Vanya, the valet in his Moscow hotel, has discovered his secret ...
Gable is actually the mysterious Comrade X, who has been smuggling provocative stories about the crumbling Soviet government out of the country. Threatened with exposure by a hotel porter (Felix Bressart), Gable agrees to help sneak the porter's beautiful daughter (Hedy Lamarr) out of Russia. The girl is a devout "old line" Communist, and thus ...
30Ratings. COMRADE X. Directed by. King Vidor. United States, 1940. Comedy, Romance. 91. Synopsis. An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.
Overview. An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country. King Vidor. Director. Charles Lederer. Screenplay. Ben Hecht.
An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country. McKinley B. "Mac" Thompson, American reporter in Moscow, smuggles out uncensored news under the alias "Comrade X," but hotel valet Vanya discovers his secret. Vanya fears for the safety of his daughter Golubka ("Theodore ...
McKinley B. "Mac" Thompson, American reporter in Moscow, smuggles out uncensored news under the alias "Comrade X," but hotel valet Vanya discovers his secret. Vanya fears for the safety of his daughter Golubka ("Theodore") and blackmails Mac into helping her leave the country. Mac is happier about his task once he meets lovely Theodore, but can he convince her of his sincerity? The anti ...
