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Talking Pictures

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Continuing the season of films specially chosen to complement BBCl's ten-part series, today with a variation on a political theme.
Letter to a Rebel
An editor writes to his radical son to show him the error of his ways and the timeless virtues of American democracy. A classic example of 50s paranoia, this short made by RKO Studios was originally shown in its This Is America series.
Directed by LARRY O'REILLY
and at 3.40
The Woman on Pier 13
starring Laraine Day Robert Ryan John Agar and Thomas Gomez
Life looks bright for Brad Collins , a shipping executive with an attractive wife and the best of prospects. But the arrival of an old flame reveals a shocking secret for which it is worth killing....
Originally called I Married a Communist, this tense thriller was Howard Hughes's first contribution to the 'Reds under the Beds' hysteria which gripped a nation!
Written by CHARLES GRAYSON and ROBERT HARDY ANDREWS
Directed by ROBERT STEPHENSON Produced by JACK J GROSS
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Contributors

Directed By:
Larry O'Reilly
Unknown:
Laraine Day
Unknown:
Robert Ryan
Unknown:
John Agar
Unknown:
Thomas Gomez
Unknown:
Brad Collins
Unknown:
Howard Hughes
Written By:
Charles Grayson
Written By:
Robert Hardy
Directed By:
Robert Stephenson
Produced By:
Jack J Gross
Nan Collins:
Laraine Day
Brad Collins:
Robert Ryan
Don Lowry:
John Agar
Vanning:
Thomas Gomez
Christine:
Janis Carter
Jim Travis:
Richard Rober
Bailey:
William Talman
Arnold:
Paul E Burns
Ralston:
Paul Guilfoyle
Charles Dover:
G Pat Collins
Grip Wilson:
Fred Graham
Mr Cornwall:
Harry Cheshire
Garth:
Jack Stoney

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