Reaching for the Sun (1941) - film review

Comedy

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Reaching for the Sun is an American film comedy first released in 1941, directed by William A. Wellman. The film is based on a novel by Wessel Smitter and stars Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Eddie Bracken, Albert Dekker and Billy Gilbert. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: William A. Wellman
Script: W.L. River, Wessel Smitter (novel)
Photo: William C. Mellor
Music: Victor Young
Cast: Joel McCrea (Russ Eliot), Ellen Drew (Rita), Eddie Bracken (Benny Hogan), Albert Dekker (Herman), Billy Gilbert (Amos), George Chandler (Jerry), Bodil Rosing (Rita’s Mother), James Burke (Norm), Charles D. Brown (Johnson), Michael Duggan (Little Benny Eliot), Eily Malyon (Landlady), Regis Toomey (Interne), Hobart Cavanaugh (Front Office Man), Charles Williams (Truck Driver), Nella Walker (Nurse), Warren Hymer (Percy Shelley), Billy Bletcher (Butch Svoboda), Bobby Barber (Second Man at Lunch Cart), Anna Demetrio (Mrs. Amos), James Flavin (First Guard), Douglas Gordon (Man in Assembly Line), June Hedin (Amos’ Child), Jane Isbell (Amos’ Child), Gordon Jones (Sailor), John Kelly (Husky Man), Larry Lawson (Second Guard), Adrian Morris (Rita’s Partner, Dance Hall), Bob Perry (Man in Line), Gerald Pierce (Special Delivery Boy), Marshall Ruth (Undetermined Role), Syd Saylor (First Man at Lunch Cart), C.L. Sherwood (Assistant at Lunch Cart), August Tollaire (Man on Street, Old Fluff), Foy Van Dolsen (Tall Thin Man)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 90 min; B&W

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