Western Pacific Agent Explained

Western Pacific Agent
Screenplay:	Fred Myton Milton Raison (story)
Cinematography:	Ernest Miller
Editing:	Carl Pierson
Studio:	Sigmund Neufeld Productions
Distributor:	Lippert Pictures
Runtime:	65 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Western Pacific Agent is a 1950 Sigmund Neufeld Productions crime drama directed by Sam Newfield and starring Kent Taylor, Sheila Ryan, and Mickey Knox. The picture was written by Fred Myton based on a story by Milton Raison. It was released in West Germany as Jack der Killer.

When released in 2008 on DVD, the New York Times called it a "terse crime film".^[1]

Plot

In the present-day American West, detectives for the Western Pacific Railroad investigate several murders, including one of a railroad detective killed during a train robbery.

Cast

• Kent Taylor as Rod Kendall
• Sheila Ryan as Martha Stuart
• Mickey Knox as Frank Wickens
• Morris Carnovsky as Joe 'Pop' Wickens
• Robert Lowery as Bill Stuart

Other

Western Pacific Agent was the last Hollywood film Morris Carnovsky made before he was blacklisted.^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: Kehr. Dave. New DVDs: 'Bottle Rocket'. April 6, 2015. New York Times. December 15, 2008.
2. Book: Manso. Peter. Mailer: His Life and Times. 1985. Simon & Schuster. 144. 9781416562863. April 6, 2015.