Release Date: Dec 13, 1940 Wide
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A half-hearted derivation of Ninotchka, Comrade X stars Clark Gable as an American news reporter stationed in Russia. Gable is actually the mysterious Comrade X, who has been smuggling provocative stories about the crumbling Soviet government out of the country. Threatened with exposure by a hotel porter (Felix Bressart), Gable agrees to help sneak the porter's beautiful daughter (Hedy Lamarr) out of Russia. The girl is a devout "old line" Communist, and thus is regarded as a potential
Dec 13, 1940 Wide
Mar 23, 1994
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Inspired by Garbo's Ninotchka (a much better film on any level) King Vidor's romantic melodrama is a serviceable star vehicle for Clark Gable as an American journalist and the beautiful Hedy Lamarr as a Soviet streetcar conductor.
Pre-WWII tale has great Gable and Lamarr pairing.
Most definitely a take off on Ninotchka from a year earlier, but it's not nearly as good. Still, it has it's charms and a terrific cast. The supporting players outshine the stars in this one
July 7, 2009Comrade X (1940)Just before we got into World War II, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union had signed a non-aggression pact. Mac Thompson (Clark Gable) is a foreign correspondent who has been sneaking out uncensored news out of Russia. The secret police are suspicious of him, but it's the hotel's valet, Igor Yahupitz
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