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Atomic City

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After physicist Dr. Addison (Gene Barry) discovers that his son, Tommy (Lee Aaker), has been kidnapped, he and his wife, Martha (Lydia Clarke), receive a series of telegrams with instructions. The kidnappers want atomic secrets in exchange for Tommy. Although the desperate Addison considers the proposal, he decides to trust the case to an FBI agent, Harold Mann (Milburn Stone). Mann and fellow agent Russ Farley (Michael Moore) attempt to track down the boy and his elusive kidnappers.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com A low-budget, well-executed, quintessentially sci-fi of the 1950s Rated: B- Jun 28, 2011 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Low-budget Cold War psychological thriller about a kidnapping at Los Alamos, New Mexico. Rated: B Feb 11, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Ok but simple resolution. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review Audience Member Enjoyable 50s thriller, with the focus of the story switching between different protagonists. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jerry Hopper

Director

Gene Barry

Dr. Frank Addison

Lydia Clarke

Martha Addison

Michael Moore

Russ Farley

Nancy Gates

Ellen Haskell

Lee Aaker

Tommy Addison
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Synopsis After physicist Dr. Addison (Gene Barry) discovers that his son, Tommy (Lee Aaker), has been kidnapped, he and his wife, Martha (Lydia Clarke), receive a series of telegrams with instructions. The kidnappers want atomic secrets in exchange for Tommy. Although the desperate Addison considers the proposal, he decides to trust the case to an FBI agent, Harold Mann (Milburn Stone). Mann and fellow agent Russ Farley (Michael Moore) attempt to track down the boy and his elusive kidnappers.
Director
Jerry Hopper
Producer
Joseph Sistrom
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 1952, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 25m
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