State Department: File 649 (1949)
- Directed by
- Sam Newfield
- Genre
- drama film, spy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- B
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A U.S. diplomat goes undercover in China to break up a spy ring. He tries to win the trust of a local woman who may be involved.
grittytensesuspensefulseriousdatedmelodramaticnoir-ish
What happens
State Department: File 649 is a 1949 American Cinecolor film noir directed by Sam Newfield (as "Peter Stewart") and starring William Lundigan, Virginia Bruce and Jonathan Hale. The film is also known as Assignment in China in the United Kingdom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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