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Reaching for the Sun

  • 1941
  • Approved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
112
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Eddie Bracken, Ellen Drew, and Joel McCrea in Reaching for the Sun (1941)
DramaRomance

A backwoodsman comes to Detroit to get a job and earn money to buy an outboard motor.A backwoodsman comes to Detroit to get a job and earn money to buy an outboard motor.A backwoodsman comes to Detroit to get a job and earn money to buy an outboard motor.

  • Director
    • William A. Wellman
  • Writers
    • W.L. River
    • Wessel Smitter
  • Stars
    • Joel McCrea
    • Ellen Drew
    • Eddie Bracken
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    112
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • W.L. River
      • Wessel Smitter
    • Stars
      • Joel McCrea
      • Ellen Drew
      • Eddie Bracken
    • 5User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • Russ Eliot
    Ellen Drew
    Ellen Drew
    • Rita
    Eddie Bracken
    Eddie Bracken
    • Benny Hogan
    Albert Dekker
    Albert Dekker
    • Herman
    Billy Gilbert
    Billy Gilbert
    • Amos
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • Jerry
    Bodil Rosing
    Bodil Rosing
    • Rita's Mother
    James Burke
    James Burke
    • Norm
    Charles D. Brown
    • Johnson
    Michael Duggan
    • Little Benny Eliot
    Eily Malyon
    Eily Malyon
    • Landlady
    Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    • Interne
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Front Office Man
    Charles Williams
    Charles Williams
    • Truck Driver
    Nella Walker
    Nella Walker
    • Nurse
    Warren Hymer
    Warren Hymer
    • Percy Shelley
    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • Butch Svoboda
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Second Man at Lunch Cart
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • W.L. River
      • Wessel Smitter
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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; its earliest documented telecasts took place in Charlotte NC Sunday 30 August 1959 on WSOC (Channel 9) and in Seattle Friday 18 September 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7).

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 2, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Auf Fischfang in der Großstadt
    • Filming locations
      • Packard Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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