Comrade X (1940): Cast
Comrade X is a 1940 romantic comedy directed by King Vidor, starring Leon Belasco as Comrade Baronoff, Clark Gable and Sig Ruman. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- King Vidor
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Comrade X About?
The premise of Comrade X without spoilers.
This Year’s Laugh Riot! An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.
Comrade X Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- spy camera
- prologue
- press corps
- newspaper reporter
- pig in a cage
- press censorship
- journalist
- driving a tank
- reference to topeka kansas
- gunfire
- manual typewriter
- trolley motorman
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- kiss
- marriage proposal
- arrest
- tank chase
- fight
- edge of a cliff
- brooklyn dodgers baseball team
- baseball game
- mustached man
- gable and lamarr
- nightgown
- blackmail
- hotel
- anti communist
- communist
- soviet union
- valet
- cold war era
- husband wife relationship
- reference to czar nicholas ii
- screwball comedy
- american in russia
- political prisoner
- farce
- taxi
- kremlin
- prison
- postcard
- reference to cincinnati reds
- reference to madame butterfly
- marriage license
- reference to the new york yankees
- assassin
- reference to vladimir lenin
- car chase
- hangover
- funeral
- secret identity
Comrade X Cast & Characters
Leon Belasco leads the cast as Comrade Baronoff, with Clark Gable as McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson and Sig Ruman as Emil Von Hofer. Directed by King Vidor; 27 actors are credited in all.
- Director King Vidor
- Leon Belasco as Comrade Baronoff
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Clark Gable as McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson -
Sig Ruman as Emil Von Hofer -
Oskar Homolka as Commissar Vasiliev
Also Starring in Comrade X
· 23 more- Matthew Boulton British World Press Attendee
- Sam Harris Press Correspondent
- Larry Steers Press Correspondent
- William Bailey Press Correspondent
- Keye Luke World Press Attendee with Glasses
- Michael Mark Goronoff
- Eve Arden Jane Wilson
- Vladimir Sokoloff Michael Bastakoff
- Georges Renavent Laszlo
- John Bleifer Russian Marriage License Clerk / Russian Tank Co-Pilot
- Hedy Lamarr Golubka / Theodore Yahupitz / Lizvanetchka 'Lizzie'
- Felix Bressart Igor Yahupitz / Vanya
- Edgar Barrier Rubick
- Manuel París Press Correspondent
- Sven Hugo Borg Streetcar Passenger
- Mikhail Rasumny Russian Officer
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- Alex Melesh Effeminate Streetcar Conductor
- Shimen Ruskin Russian Bridegroom
- John Picorri World Press Attendee Standing Next to Von Hofer
- Natasha Lytess Olga Milanova
- Ilia Khmara Russian Man
- Alexander Asro Russian Waiter
- Lici Balla Russian Woman
Comrade X Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Comrade X.
Cars in Comrade X
8 cars on screen, including the 1930 Ford Model A and the 1932 Ford Model B.
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1930 Ford Model A Important role -
1932 Ford Model B Important role -
1929 Lincoln Model L Important role -
unknown Important role
Comrade X Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Corrispondente X” and “Camarada X”.
- Also known as
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- Corrispondente X
- Camarada X
- Товарищ Икс
- Camarade X
- 某某同志
- O Inimigo X
- Kamrat X
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Comrade X FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Comrade X, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Comrade X?
Comrade X runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Comrade X released?
Comrade X was released on December 13, 1940.
Who directed Comrade X?
Comrade X was directed by King Vidor.
More films by King Vidor Who is in the cast of Comrade X?
Comrade X stars Leon Belasco as Comrade Baronoff, Clark Gable as McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson and Sig Ruman as Emil Von Hofer, among 27 credited actors.
Does Comrade X have a post-credit scene?
No. Comrade X has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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