The Atomic City(a.k.a. "Los Alamos") US (1952): Crime/Thriller
At Los Alamos, New Mexico, the maximum-security "atomic city" of U.S. nuclear-weapons research, top atomic scientist Dr. Frank Addison (Gene Barry) has a normal, middle-American life with his wife (Lydia Clarke) and son ((Lee Aaker)... until the boy is kidnapped by enemy agents to extort H-bomb secrets. Result, a fast moving chase thriller with some parental soul-searching. Jerry Hooper directs for Paramount. (Rod Crawford, IMDb)
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