'The Iron Curtin' (1948) is the first of two feature films (the other being 1954's 'Operation Manhunt') to tell the tale of Igor Gouzenko (1919 - 1982), a "clerk" at the Soviet embassy in Ottowa who on defection with wife and child in 1946 revealed the presence of an extensive Russian spy network in Canada. Propagandistic docu-drama reteams Dana Andrews and Gene Tierny, stars of the Noir classic 'Laura', under the direction of workhorse William Wellman. It's just fair, though location filming around Parliament Hill is neat to see. **
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