The Whip Hand (1951) on DVD

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From the director of Things to Come and Invaders from Mars comes this delirious Cold War thriller starring Carla Balenda; Elliott Reid and Raymond Burr; Stopping to fish in the small town of Winnoga; vacationing journalist Matt Corbin (Reid) discovers most of the village was bought out by strangers when the trout mysteriously died; Deciding to investigate; Matt soon finds he can’t phone out; his car won’t start and Red agents are running the town; Aided by one of the locals (Balenda); Matt uncovers a Commie plot to destroy America through germ warfare; a story he may not live long enough to tell; The wildest Red Menace film of the ’50s; The Whip Hand is also the most visually brilliant; thanks to its dazzling use of forced perspective; tight close-ups and ominous sets; trademarks of its production designer and director; the legendary William Cameron Menzies;