The Atomic City is a 1952 drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed by Jerry Hopper

Jerry Hopper

Jerry Hopper was an American film and television director, active from the mid-1940s through the early 1970s....

, starring Gene Barry

Gene Barry

Gene Barry was an American stage, screen, and television actor. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films The Atomic City and The War of The Worlds and for his portrayal of the title character in the TV series Bat Masterson, among many roles.-Personal life:Barry was born...

, Lydia Clarke

Lydia Clarke

Lydia Marie Clarke is an American actress and the widow of Academy Award-winning actor Charlton Heston.She was born in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. She married Charlton Heston on March 17, 1944, and their marriage lasted for 64 years until his death on April 5, 2008. They had two children: Fraser Clarke...

. At Los Alamos, New Mexico, a nuclear physicist (Gene Barry) lives and works. Terrorists kidnap Barry's son and demand that the physicist turn over the H-bomb formula. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Writing (Story and Screenplay), Sydney Boehm being the nominee.

Cast

As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified):

Actor	Role
Gene Barry Gene Barry Gene Barry was an American stage, screen, and television actor. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films The Atomic City and The War of The Worlds and for his portrayal of the title character in the TV series Bat Masterson, among many roles.-Personal life:Barry was born...	Dr. Frank Addison
Lydia Clarke Lydia Clarke Lydia Marie Clarke is an American actress and the widow of Academy Award-winning actor Charlton Heston.She was born in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. She married Charlton Heston on March 17, 1944, and their marriage lasted for 64 years until his death on April 5, 2008. They had two children: Fraser Clarke...	Martha Addison
Michael D. Moore Michael D. Moore Michael D. Moore is a Canadian-born American film actor and director.Born Michael Sheffield in Victoria, British Columbia, both he and his brother Patrick were Hollywood child actors. At the age of five he appeared in his first film under the stage name "Mickey Moore". He appeared in two dozen...	Russ Farley
Nancy Gates Nancy Gates Nancy Gates is a retired American film and television actress.-Film:Gates, born in Dallas, Texas, entered acting at a young age, receiving a contract with RKO at the age of 15. Her first screen appearance, uncredited, was in the 1942 film The Magnificent Ambersons. That same year she had her first...	Ellen Haskell
Lee Aaker Lee Aaker Lee William Aaker is a former American child actor known for his appearance as Rusty "B-Company" in the television program The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.- Biography :...	Tommy Addison
Milburn Stone Milburn Stone Milburn Stone was an American television actor, a nephew of Broadway comedian Fred Stone and the son of a shopkeeper, best known for his role as "Doc" on the CBS western series Gunsmoke. He also played a doctor, CDR Blake, in the 1943 film Gung Ho!.Stone was born in Burrton in Harvey County in...	Insp. Harold Mann
Bert Freed Bert Freed Bert Freed was a prolific American character actor, voice over actor, and the first actor to portray "Detective Columbo" on television.-Life and career:...	Emil Jablons
Frank Cady Frank Cady Frank Cady is an American actor best known for his recurring and popular role as storekeeper Sam Drucker in three US television series during the 1960s: Petticoat Junction, Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies.-Career:...	F.B.I. Agent George Weinberg
Houseley Stevenson Jr.	'Greg' Gregson
Leonard Strong Leonard Strong (actor) Leonard Clarence Strong Leonard Clarence Strong Leonard Clarence Strong (b. 12 August 1908, Utah - d. 23 January 1980, Glendale, California was a prolific American character actor specialising in playing Asian roles....	Donald Clark
Jerry Hausner	John Pattiz
John Damler	Dr. Peter Rassett
George Lynn	Robert Kalnick (as George M. Lynn)
Olan Soule Olan Soule Olan Soule was an American character actor with hundreds of credits in films, radio, commercials, television and animation.-Early life:...	Mortie Fenton
Anthony Warde Anthony Warde Anthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...	Arnie Molter

A full cast and production crew list is too lengthy to include, see: IMDb profile.