I give this a "6" for the location filming and the police procedural format. The use of relatively unknown actors, save for George Murphy, enhance the film. The story itself is far-fetched, only loosely based on the Rosenthal case of the early 50s. WARNING Spoiler AHEAD: It has a spy master from Moscow entering from a Polish ship in Boston Harbor; a cell of agents already in place, a kidnapping of a refugee scientist and a sea "chase" climax. All in all, if you want to see what Boston looked like in 1952 and enjoy the quasi-documentary film, watch this. Don't expect accurate history, or any history for that matter. If you want to see squared-jawed, All-American FBI agents chasing evil communists, watch "Big Jim McCain" with John Wayne or the "FBI Story" with Jimmy Stewart. Both almost as fictional as this, but each has a more interesting and dynamic story and lead actor.
Review of Walk East on Beacon!
