The New Pictures, May 17, 1948

The Iron Curtain (20th Century-Fox) is the fact-fictional story of the Soviet-Canadian atomic spy ring, and of how it was cracked (TIME, March 11, 1946). It centers on the Soviet Embassy Code Clerk Igor Gouzenko (Dana Andrews with a short haircut) who did the cracking. An odd blend of naivete and expert craftsmanship, the picture is an above-average spine-chiller. It is also topnotch anti-Communist propaganda.

In spite of some minor implausibilities, The Iron Curtain is a scrupulous and restrained movie, as well as a persuasive and exciting one. Under William Wellman's taut direction, it...

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