McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson
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Comrade X is a 1940 American comedy spy film directed by King Vidor and starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. The supporting cast features Oskar Homolka, Felix Bressart, Sig Rumann and Eve Arden. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career. [2] Plot
Comrade X: Directed by King Vidor. With Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Oscar Homolka, Felix Bressart. An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.
Journalist McKinley "Mac" Thompson (Clark Gable) is on assignment in pre-World War II Moscow and secretly files uncensored stories critical of the Stalinist...
Comrade X (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Stalin Will Not Fail! American reporter Johnson (Clark Gable) and loyal communist "Theodore" (Hedy Lamarr) begin their marriage of convenience with an accidental meeting with her old paratroop pal (Natasha Lytess) in his Moscow hotel room in Comrade X, 1940.
Mar 8, 2024 · Set against the backdrop of Soviet Russia during Joseph Stalin’s regime, the film unfolds the story of McKinley B. Thompson (Gable), an American journalist who, under the pseudonym Comrade X, crafts critical articles about the Soviet government.
“Comrade X” is a Hollywood film directed by King Vidor and stars Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. The story revolves around an American journalist, McKinley B. Thompson (played by Gable), who is working in Russia during the rule of Joseph Stalin. He secretly writes critical articles about the Soviet regime under the pen name Comrade X.
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.
