The Sickle or the Cross
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Reverend John Burnside, American missionary in the Far East, prepares to return home after twenty years to take up the fight against Communism. The Reds imprison him and send in his place a spy who is his double, but who is instructed to come out for Communism. The spy is accepted in Burnside's home town, and he reports to local Communist headquarters, where James John, prominent local businessman but in reality a Red agent, has instructions to assist him in all details of his mission. He does a series of personal appearances and radio interviews and talk shows, using an anti-Communist approach.
Cast
![Kent Taylor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2lAvFbEZ0xoqjtWMT10JIdpJSi2.jpg)
Kent Taylor
Rev. John Burnside
![Gloria Holden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iNbWtLjj2yQSjIy4aXmSFxMIeUE.jpg)
Gloria Holden
Louise Cannon
![Gene Lockhart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8lSQRefIA5kNylZOF7anexkDxqQ.jpg)
Gene Lockhart
James John
![Emmett Vogan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gKDRfOG9zZ5lOrNceUSIDI4ZbUh.jpg)
Emmett Vogan
Walter Deems
![David Bruce](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sIToDi7zdX16lteyIWW0UhQ9TEp.jpg)
David Bruce
George Hart
![Kathleen Lockhart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kIgyhuy3tFRz6XIyWdJss017go5.jpg)
Kathleen Lockhart
Martha Deems
![Margaret Kerry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2NjASi90GoetXCQHnAMnbI65uHG.jpg)
Margaret Kerry
Betty Deems
![Arthur Stone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//Atc2Evwa5qQIDvbTlYrfOOEUfSF.jpg)
Arthur Stone
Tommy Deems
![Dudley Dickerson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//calMGoobwaujM3y8Fc5FpmdJxmm.jpg)
Dudley Dickerson
Horatio
![Adeline De Walt Reynolds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eFQY5WxNLW2f1QEOWDn6tzANaCo.jpg)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Mrs. Burnside
![Robert Emmett Keane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5K1yKBJIwJAYge9nwK2AhfsnoKI.jpg)
Robert Emmett Keane
Dr. Soams
![John Eldredge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4h1JgoOD9sHGYvRa6SNw4twxdIv.jpg)
John Eldredge
Rev. Dodge
![Charles Halton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//t3M7SJbcKxM2Nz7H46BAJ1A2MKm.jpg)
Charles Halton
Dr. Short
![Ivan Triesault](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pNrEdprQB7ON6M5CcBaBxCVxq5Y.jpg)
Ivan Triesault
I.V. Morse
![Gene Roth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mx7J3DIue4s5ShNaxmdq8TNFxPY.jpg)
Gene Roth
Pakin
![Gayne Whitman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mmA7RqxEK6XMxrtsiRqSEQgKuDT.jpg)
Gayne Whitman
Tim Matthews
![Diane Fauntelle](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Diane Fauntelle
Bookstore Clerk
![Philip Ahn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tCA7nrxPAGPFVSvfOIFlr6PlKU0.jpg)
Philip Ahn
Chinese Official
![Anne O'Neal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1KukNlYpcsopmPLaDVuaj7wGsrU.jpg)
Anne O'Neal
Mrs. Borum
![Jack Rice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//y2hZb8ifBbqESM17OjVnzA9wCLu.jpg)
Jack Rice
Radio Engineer
![Victor Sen Yung](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6xFJCYYWmgvVzH6fx1vZXttqt7n.jpg)
Victor Sen Yung
Major
![Joe Hinds](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joe Hinds
Mr. Willoughby
![Nan Boardman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oEQTCUY1Zs47KXesHhMMTx2hNAT.jpg)
Nan Boardman
Mrs. Willoughby
![Stephen Chase](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lcyyyotH2NGV1dP2b9FzT1iCVtd.jpg)