State Department: File 649 (1949) WILLIAM LUNDIGAN
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Stars: William Lundigan, Virginia Bruce, Jonathan Hale
Director: Sam Newfield
U.S. Foreign Service officer matches wits with a Chinese warlord to try to save American citizens threatened with execution.
I love old movies. I learn things from them. It's good stuff.
A magnificent film which portrayed an America which no longer is. That is not to say that God cannot cause her to be reborn. God speed that day!
Oh Oh, another MAGA looking for the days of racism and misogyny to return.
Pity their radio was so noisy! There is a lot to be said for modern technology as it is now!
Its in Cinecolor, which is a lot like real color only different
You don't say.....🤔
Hmmm...sounds racist!!....; )
That's as clear as plaid.
The movie opens speaking of Peking. Now communist China, economic power house, and the White House defends borrowing from the same dictatorship which hacks into every aspect of our government and industry, to pay the interest on the skyrocketing debt. Who would have thought watching this picture in 1949 that Mainland China would soon be Red China, years alter emerging from a 3rd world, with massive Western assistance, to be an even larger military and economic threat to the entire world.
just sit there and spew that americanazi rhetoric like your brain is just a toilet and diarrhea projects from your mouth at 10000000psi
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Back off the CNN tit fool.
@randall2020 Is blackmailing other countries ethical? Certainly not! The USa will one day meet their match, and will fall due to its arrogance!
Bring on the flag waiving nice film!
The Cinecolor was very effective in this film.
Must be nice to dress up every day in a different wardrobe with no place to go I love dressing up but I feel out of place theres really no place to go ??
Pa ping - Pa king - Bejing
So dark--is this a cheaply made film?
Black and white or coloured film celluloid (both with or without silver nitrate) deteriorates over time you ignorant bimbo!
This film depicts the warlords as the political evil of the day when of course it was the Communists who are only cited as "revolutionaries." Perfect example of gross misjudgment by Americans then and now.
An interesting look at Foreign Service some seventy years ago. Some things have changed very little. That's an incredibly smooth ride inside that travel trailer while they have cocktails as they travel down that bumpy mountain dirt road! Wonder who built that suspension system for the Martial? LOL Good sauce @PizzaFlix.
fur trading in China ?? Who buys the "furs" of dogs and cats ???
Lot of clumsy editing done here, and it makes for a choppy line of continuity.
One time, long ago, in my callow youth, I took the Foreign Service Officer exam. They informed me that I received the lowest grade in recorded history, that I even got my name wrong. Guess I wasn't destined to be a diplomat.
Almost the exact same thing happened to me except my score was even worse because i dont know where the testing center is.
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Sir , That is not your name. - 8 points. 😆 😆
Man oh man! Those cars in color, and those white walls are a gas! I love them! And those hood ornaments knock me out! Those crazy gigantic skinny steering wheels are insane! And of course the convertible is awesome! One thing for sure, you won't see any vehicle any newer than the year the film was made.
Then there are spy agents, field officers, espionage and cutting out of tongues, oh my! There is this country and that country and of course there is Washington. Great movie and excellent visual considering the year the film was made. Love it! Thanks for posting! 👍👍😎🇺🇸
During this time period, China was awash with terror, as this film portrays.
China has an incredible history, with a vast array of technology far superior to anything Europe had to offer.
Moving into the 21st century, China has secretly stolen the technology of any and every country across the globe, particularly in the United States.
Having the background I do in studying the history of the intelligence community, I know for a fact that there are more Chinese spies on assignment here than at any other time in history. My information comes from a well placed source formerly associated with a three letter agency whose headquarters are located in Langley, Virginia.
Having said that to address current day issues, this is a film I've never even heard of, let alone seen. Many thanks for posting it!👍🏻👍🏻
"You never can tell when someone is watching" he says, as they drive a big black car to the meeting...Ha Ha
Yeah, and a big Cadillac, no less.
What?!?! Most inconspicuous car ever.
And it had that crest on the rear doors...like all Chinese peasants drive.
Hmmm.........they were not big on continuity in those days!
Virginia Bruce (born 1909) looks older than William Lundigan (born 1914). She looks older than she should, at age 40. I remember her as a blonde in the 1934 film 'Dangerous Corner', where she was a young-looking blonde with a lighter and softer voice.
That 'softer voice' was actually thinner. Smoking tends to deepen a woman's voice. In this case the deeper voice made her sound a little more relaxed and less pretentious.
I enjoyed this film, thanks for sharing.
I took the foreign service exam in 1974, panel evaluation and security background checks in 1975 and entered the foreign service in 1976. The selection process for FSOs was pretty much the same as shown in the film. Amazing. Beyond the opening selection process, the film was really an Eastern Western! No relation to reality at all.
Remember Bengazi
Great film! Gives a good portrayal of the often-misunderstood and underestimated Foreign Service of the United States.
.." underestimated Foreign Service " you say... with respect I differ sir! try tell all the Afgans that...
Great story and excellent script
I think a lot of UA-cam commenters would be better off remembering the Mystery Science Theater 3000 song, which ends with "It's just a show; I should really just relax."
@@tebelshaw9486 And none of you realise there is fight for every soul
In the supernatural, so you should hope someone is fightiñg fòŕ yours!!!
he was my 2nd cousin
The roadway at the beginning is now one of the running /walking paths on the Mall...
Ha ha most People haven't got a clue these days as to whats going on in their own country never mind in some foreign place where " nobody " knows whats going on.
It really goes over my head how in all these Chinese films that especially the women seem to always have such a wonderful smile on their faces with being forced into communizing how very terrible
I wonder how we'll handle that once the current administration sells us out to China.
@@leelarson107 Do you forget that the Criminal Trumpster has love affairs with Communist Asians? He loves them and will bow down to real Communists, but not those fake commie Socialist Progressives.
thank you for down loading i can see what kind of actor he was
HE WAS MY DADS COUSIN
Wow!!! I was never much into history, so this was an eye opener of what was happening behind the scenes that us regular folks didn't realize was going on.
Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you.
THANK YOU FOR DOWNLOADING
man ...what a way to go ... (no spoilers)
Gee, great propaganda. Does anybody remember "internal aggression"? That was when the people of a country decided to pursue an independent path of development, ie anti-colonialism, thus spurning the offer of disinterested, altruistic U.S. assistance. In doing so, strictly within their own borders and under their own laws, they were committing internal aggression- against themselves. See, they didn't know what was good for them. So they needed American help and protection. And the fact they didn't want these things only showed how much they needed them. That's how Uncle Sam worked it. Sounds screwy, but you'd be amazed how many Americans swallowed this stuff. Or maybe you wouldn't.
Elizabeth Brower, what our government then was worried about, was communism, the idea that basically everyone benefits equally, something the western elite didn't want to catch on in the countries what we controlled or wanted to control, and yes I was alive then.
Many still do.
I guess I'll go over to Taipei and see what they say
Great story about the dedicated individuals who believe that they can make a real difference. I would have just pushed the button after the young child was butally run down. At least he took the right ones with him.
Boring
It seems that according to their whereabouts you could make a fortune opening a gas station there lol
What a wonderful language. Music for my ears!
Sticking our nose in where it doen't belong.
Im a diplomat so hopefully i Will Enjoy this film.
Load of cobblers
quite an old school propaganda piece for sure.
Mmm. Fur Trader spy eh ? James Bond was into a bit fur now and again. Maybe something in it ?
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1`-++always violins ugh
John Smith The violin is a most sophisticated and beautiful instrument.
Some of these comments turn my stomach.
What else would you expect the " HATE AMERICA CROWD " and their Asslicking Liberal Cohorts ?
She appears to be mis-matched for his age.
She was 5 years older and a little more weather-beaten than him.
Good movie. Go Trump.
I remember watching all those Pro-American movies back when I was a kid. I thought of them the same then as now - in that Hollywood used way too much stereotypical myths of the Chinese people - - what with their Fu Manchu mustaches, hands in their sleeves, and posh dress, when in fact the Chinese then and now dressed much as any people do. Even to the point of using Americans dressed as Chinese for lead rolls when there were 100s of actors of Chinese/Asian decent. Pure American Prejudice.
ok, chill or don't watch or just stop being a pain in the ----.
unadorned propaganda. nothing has changed.
I'm late to the comment party. I agree with pretty much all... These old propaganda flicks may be entertaining, but are generally such bullshit. And mighty DORKY.
But, I watch.....
I'm an American and I despise this type of hypocritical propaganda . We've had it ever since its just more subtle and not so subtle with our current president trump .
Hey snowflake; i left an arm , an eye, and part of my face in Iraq in 2005 because i love My Country : THE '"UNITED'" STATES OF AMERICA. If you're an American ; you don't sound like one. When ya use the words ,,,'EVER SINCE',,, in your statement,,, well ,,,,,,,, EVER SINCE WHEN? YESTERDAY ??? !!! cause yesterday is just ONE DAY before yer comment. which sounds like about 'the Sum' of Your education in the School of LIFE . If you hate this country so much ,try livin' in Yemen, Libya , Syria or Iran or better yet ,move to North Korea where you can enjoy the great socialist-Marxist DYSTOPIA paradise & SEE how ya like it there. Post Script : Frank ly dipshit, perhaps the name you chose for your SELF says it all ....ADHD.
Since the creation of the US constitution in 1789 . Anyone with half a brain who reads beyond the window dressing bill of rights and reads and studies the US constitution's articles knows this US of A was created for, and by, and of the mother fucking filthy rich . I don't pity you at all . Our government and military are run by the filthy rich and corporations . go fuck yourself !
@@l.k.371 ... and what have you reached? Capitalism quite killed you... For what? Exporting Coca Cola to the 3rd World?
Nice.