Comrade X (1940)★ 6.6/10
- Comedy
- Romance
Directed by: King Vidor
Written by: Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer, Walter Reisch, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Gottfried Reinhardt
An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.
- Original title
- Comrade X
- Storyline
- 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. Mac is happier about his task once he meets lovely Theodore, but can he convince her of his sincerity? The anti-communist humor becomes alternately grim and farcical.
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 · 2,044
- Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Regal Films, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, MGM Television, Wivefilm, Turner Program Services (TPS), MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Home Video
- Release dates
- US December 4, 1940
- ZA March 21, 1941
- GB April 28, 1941
- FI November 16, 1941
- MX April 3, 1947
- PT May 13, 1947
- TR January 5, 1950
- DK July 18, 1950
- XWG January 1, 1954
- SE August 17, 1962