United States / Dec 13, 1940 / NR
This Year's Laugh Riot!
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vladimir Sokoloff | Michael Bastakoff |
| Edgar Barrier | Rubick |
| Georges Renavent | Laszlo |
| Leon Belasco | Comrade Baronoff |
| Michael Mark | Goronoff |
| Alex Melesh | Effeminate Streetcar Conductor |
| Sven Hugo Borg | Streetcar Passenger |
| John Bleifer | Russian Marriage License Clerk / Russian Tank Co-Pilot |
| Shimen Ruskin | Russian Bridegroom |
| Alexander Asro | Russian Waiter |
| Mikhail Rasumny | Russian Officer |
| Ilia Khmara | Russian Man |
| Lici Balla | Russian Woman |
| Matthew Boulton | British World Press Attendee |
| Keye Luke | World Press Attendee with Glasses |
| John Picorri | World Press Attendee Standing Next to Von Hofer |
| Sam Harris | Press Correspondent |
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| Manuel París | Press Correspondent |
| William Bailey | Press Correspondent |
| Larry Steers | Press Correspondent |
Genres
ComedyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Comrade X |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 13 dicembre 1940 |
| Production | Gottfried Reinhardt, King Vidor |
| Writer | Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht, Walter Reisch, Herman J. Mankiewicz |
| Editing | Harold F. Kress |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg, Karl Freund |
| Assistant directors | Tom Andre, King Vidor |
| Camera operators | Karl Freund, Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Additional photography | Joseph Ruttenberg, Karl Freund |
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| Production design | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons |
| Special effects | A. Arnold Gillespie |
| Music | Bronislau Kaper, Daniele Amfitheatrof, Murray Cutter, Douglas Shearer, Leonid Raab |
| Sound | Bronislau Kaper, Murray Cutter, Douglas Shearer, Daniele Amfitheatrof, Leonid Raab |
| Costume design | Adrian, Gile Steele, Jack Dawn |
| Makeup | Jack Dawn, Adrian, Gile Steele |
| Hairstyling | Adrian, Gile Steele, Jack Dawn |
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