The Sickle or the Cross

The Sickle or the Cross (1949)

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Reverend John Burnside, American missionary in the Far East, prepares to return home after twenty years to take up the fight against Communism. The Reds imprison him and send in his place a spy who is his double, but who is instructed to come out for Communism. The spy is accepted in Burnside's home town, and he reports to local Communist headquarters, where James John, prominent local businessman but in reality a Red agent, has instructions to assist him in all details of his mission. He does a series of personal appearances and radio interviews and talk shows, using an anti-Communist approach.

Director: Frank R. Strayer
Writer: Jesse Lasky Jr.

Casts

	Kent Taylor as Rev. John Burnside
	Gloria Holden as Louise Cannon
	Gene Lockhart as James John
	Emmett Vogan as Walter Deems
	David Bruce as George Hart
	Kathleen Lockhart as Martha Deems
	Margaret Kerry as Betty Deems
	Arthur Stone as Tommy Deems
	Dudley Dickerson as Horatio
	Adeline De Walt Reynolds as Mrs. Burnside
	Robert Emmett Keane as Dr. Soams
	John Eldredge as Rev. Dodge
	Charles Halton as Dr. Short
	Ivan Triesault as I.V. Morse
	Gene Roth as Pakin
	Gayne Whitman as Tim Matthews
	Diane Fauntelle as Bookstore Clerk
	Philip Ahn as Chinese Official
	Anne O'Neal as Mrs. Borum
	Jack Rice as Radio Engineer
	Victor Sen Yung as Major
	Joe Hinds as Mr. Willoughby
	Nan Boardman as Mrs. Willoughby
	Stephen Chase as Detective

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