Walk East on Beacon

Walk East on Beacon

Walk East on Beacon

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Walk East on Beacon

"MOST THRILLING PICTURE SINCE "HOUSE ON 92ND STREET"!"

1952

1h 38m

5.2(19 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Overview

An FBI agent works with a refugee scientist and the Coast Guard to crack a Soviet spy ring in Boston.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

George Murphy

Inspector James 'Jim' Belden

George Murphy

Acting

Finlay Currie

Professor Albert Kafer

Finlay Currie

Acting

Virginia Gilmore

Millie / Teresa Zalenko

Virginia Gilmore

Acting

Karl Stepanek

Alexi Laschenkov / Gregory Anders

Karl Stepanek

Acting

Louisa Horton

Mrs. Elaine Wilben

Louisa Horton

Acting

Peter Capell

Chris Zalenko / Gino

Peter Capell

Acting

Bruno Wick

Luther Danzig

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Acting

Vilma Kurer

Mrs. Rita Foss

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Acting

Ann Thomas

Philadelphia Suspect

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Directing

George Roy Hill

Nicholas Wilben

George Roy Hill

Acting

Karl Weber

FBI Agent Charlie Reynolds

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Acting

Michael Garrett

Michael Dorndoff aka Frank Torrance

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Acting

Lotte Palfi Andor

Anna Kafer

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Ernest Graves

Robert Martin

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Acting

Robert Carroll

Boldany

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Acting

Wolfgang Zilzer

August Helmuth

Wolfgang Zilzer

Acting

Bradford Hatton

Harry Mason

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Acting

Rosemary Pettit

Mrs. Martin

Rosemary Pettit

Acting

Eva Condon

Landlady

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Acting

Steve Mitchell

Samson

Steve Mitchell

Acting

John Farrell

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Acting

Nancy Hale

Mrs. Belden (uncredited)

Nancy Hale

Acting

Westbrook Van Voorhis

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Mary Young

Old Lady (uncredited)

Mary Young

Acting

Suzanne Moulton

Sherry Belden (uncredited)

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