Comrade X

Comrade X

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NR 1940 · 90 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy, Romance

An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.

Directed by King Vidor · Written by Charles Lederer

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