The Whip Hand (1951)

When magazine writer Matt Corbin trades the hustle of the city for a tranquil fishing vacation in the heartland of Minnesota, he stumbles upon a chilling enigma. The local lake, once teeming with life, now harbors only the silent corpses of its aquatic inhabitants. The close-knit locals, bound by fear and hostility, shield their secrets like the lake cradles its dead fish. Drawn to the mystery like a moth to a flame, Corbin learns of a cryptic group of ex-Nazis-now-Communists who've made a secluded island lodge their lair. Within its clandestine walls, they've constructed a laboratory, the epicenter of the inexplicable fish massacre. As a writer, Corbin smells more than just dead fish; he senses a story that could set his career alight. His sole ally in this murky tapestry of intrigue is Janet Keller, the resilient sister of a local doctor who's become entangled in the ominous web spun by these malevolent Commie-Nazis. The stakes escalate when Corbin and Keller uncover the group's monstrous agenda: developing deadly diseases for bacteriological warfare against the United States, all under Soviet patronage. Set against the picturesque backdrop of Minnesota, "The Whip Hand" is a riveting tale of one man's daring investigation into a sinister conspiracy, where the battlefront is not across oceans, but in their very own tranquil lake town.

The Whip Hand is a mystery movie featuring Carla Balenda.

The Whip Hand is currently streaming on DIRECTV.