The Fearmakers

The Fearmakers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jacques Tourneur
Screenplay by	Elliot West Chris Appley
Based on	The Fear Makers 1945 novel by Darwin Teilhet
Produced by	Martin H. Lancer
Starring	Dana Andrews
Cinematography	Sam Leavitt
Edited by	James Whittredge
Music by	Irving Gertz
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Pacemaker
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	October 1958 (1958-10)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Fearmakers is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Dana Andrews.^[1] The screenplay is based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Darwin Teilhet. The film centers on seemingly nonpartisan political messages that are shaped by a public-relations firm secretly controlled by communists determined to undermine the American government.^[2][3]

Korean War veteran Alan Eaton, who suffered through brainwashing as a P.O.W., returns home and resumes his job at a public-relation and opinion-research firm in Washington, D.C. His partner has been killed mysteriously in an accident, and he discovers that his company has been taken over by communist infiltrators intent on fixing public opinion polls and promoting communist organizations. To stop them, Eaton cooperates with a Senate investigation.

• Dana Andrews as Alan Eaton
• Dick Foran as Jim McGinnis
• Marilee Earle as Lorraine Dennis
• Veda Ann Borg as Vivian Loder
• Kelly Thordsen as Harold 'Hal' Loder
• Roy Gordon as Sen. Walder
• Joel Marston as Rodney Hillyer
• Dennis Moore as Army Doctor
• Oliver Blake as Dr. Gregory Jessup
• Janet Brandt as Walder's Secretary
• Fran Andrade as TWA Stewardess
• Mel Tormé as Barney Bond (as Mel Tormé)

• List of American films of 1958

• The Fearmakers at IMDb
• The Fearmakers at AllMovie
• The Fearmakers at the TCM Movie Database
• The Fearmakers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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