The Whip Hand

1951
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1h 22min

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Carla Balenda and Elliott Reid in The Whip Hand (1951)

Un giornalista visita una città in cui tutti i pesci locali sono misteriosamente morti e la popolazione ha troppa paura di parlare o è ostile. Cosa sta succedendo?Un giornalista visita una città in cui tutti i pesci locali sono misteriosamente morti e la popolazione ha troppa paura di parlare o è ostile. Cosa sta succedendo?Un giornalista visita una città in cui tutti i pesci locali sono misteriosamente morti e la popolazione ha troppa paura di parlare o è ostile. Cosa sta succedendo?

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Carla Balenda

Janet Keller

Elliott Reid

Matt Corbin

Edgar Barrier

Dr. Edward Keller

Raymond Burr

Steve Loomis

Otto Waldis

Dr. Wilhelm Bucholtz

Michael Steele

Chick

Lurene Tuttle

Molly Loomis

Peter Brocco

Nate Garr

Lewis Martin

Peterson

Frank Darien

Luther Adams

Olive Carey

Mabel Turner

George Barrows

Federal Agent
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Stanley Blystone

Guard on Pier
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Eddie Borden

Medical Experiment Patient
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George Bruggeman

Federal Agent
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William Challee

Guard
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George Chandler

Jed
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G. Pat Collins

Nelson - Gate Guard
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The Whip Hand (1951), which was shot in great secrecy in May and June of 1950, was first set in postwar New England. The original story line was a plot to hide the still-alive Adolf Hitler, and germ warfare by Nazis (which is why many of the characters have German names). However, in viewing a rough cut in November 1950, producer Howard Hughes had a change of heart, deciding that Communists were more of a menace than crazed Nazi scientists (it was also the height of the McCarthy "Red Scare" era) and ordered extensive re-shooting in November and December 1950 and May 1951, with the villains now becoming former Nazis but current Communists.

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When the Soviet officer is delivering his lecture in the opening sequence in the Kremlin, the wall map showing North America is, of course, written in Russian. However, the map shows Mexico written (transliterated from Cyrillic) as 'MEKSIKO," when in fact, in Russian the country's name is rendered 'MEKSIKA," ending with an "a."

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[last lines]
Dr. Wilhelm Bucholtz: When I turn this handle the force of the explosion will scatter germs for hundreds of miles. The diseases will spread like wildfire from one end of the country to the other, infecting, crippling, paralysing! Communism will rule the world!

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6/10

Ordinary man goes fishing, then all hell breaks loose...

This is a rather straight forward thriller- a reporter stumbles into a story that not only threatens his life, but also threatens the life of America- can he survive long enough to save the day ? The camera work is frenetic at times and the sets have a subtle layered texture ; both aspects are very appealing. Practically the best part about this one is the fast pace, which never makes you fell bogged down. Our protagonist stumbles around for the first 30 minutes of the film, the viewer isn't sure what the movie is about. The hero discovers a nefarious plot, meets a mad scientist , the communist scare/ Cold War thing pervades this flick. Along the dangerous way romance occurs, and eventually we end up at a big lethal finale. This film was originally made with a different focus ( the theme involved restoring the 3rd Reich) but part of it was re shot to reflect then current (1951) anti communist concerns. I especially enjoyed seeing a younger Raymond Burr play the heavy. He was such a good bad guy, so sinister yet in a subdued way. 6.3 stars.