The Fearmakers (1958)
MASTERS OF FEAR! MASTERS OF INTRIGUE! MERCHANTS OF MURDER!
A Korean War veteran returns to Washington D.C. only to discover his business partner had died and their public-research business sold, so he works there undercover to find out the truth.
- Date of release
- 1958-10-01
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Thriller
- Director
- Jacques Tourneur
Casting
- Dana Andrews — Alan Eaton
- Dick Foran — Jim McGinnis
- Marilee Earle — Lorraine Dennis
- Kelly Thordsen — Harold 'Hal' Loder
- Mel Tormé — Barney Bond (as Mel Torme)
- Veda Ann Borg — Vivian Loder
- Roy Gordon — Sen. Walder
- Joel Marston — Rodney Hillyer
- Dennis Moore — Army Doctor
- Oliver Blake — Dr. Gregory Jessup
- Janet Brandt — Walder's Secretary
- Fran Andrade — TWA Stewardess
Interesting facts
The Fearmakers is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Dana Andrews. The screenplay is based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Darwin Teilhet. The film centers on seemingly nonpartisan political messages that are shaped by a public-relations firm secretly controlled by communists determined to undermine the American government.
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