Operation X

The film Operation X, also known as My Daughter Joy, was directed by Gregory Ratoff and released in 1950. Ratoff, a Russian-born actor and director, had a diverse career in both theatre and film. He immigrated to the United States in the early 1920s and began directing and acting in Yiddish theatre before moving to Broadway and then Hollywood.1

In Operation X, Ratoff also acted, playing the role of a tycoon whose daughter, portrayed by Peggy Cummins, is central to the plot. The film was released in the same year as another notable 1950 film noir, D.O.A., which featured Edmond O'Brien as a man poisoned and hunting his own killer.12