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Captain Scarface (1953) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1953 · 72 mins · English
- Directed by
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Starring
- Virginia Grey, Barton MacLane, Leif Erickson, Peter Coe, Paul Brinegar, Martín Garralaga
An atom bomb is concealed in a ship’s cargo hold as a cadre of communist agents plots to demolish the Panama Canal, a commercial artery. They have abducted a nuclear scientist and set sail on a steamship bound for South America's coast. Western civilization, however, counts on the hard‑nosed captain—played by Barton MacLane—who now has other plans.
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