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Man from Frisco (1944)

NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE...for this red-headed tornado! He launched ships by the thousands...and had a love affair to go with each!

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Robert Florey
Writer : Ethel Hill, Arnold Manoff

Synopsis

Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during World War II who has new ideas for shipbuilding. Braddock tries to establish yards for building prefabricated ships on the West Coast, but he is hindered by the former superintendent of the shipyard, Joel Kennedy. A disappointed lover fails to deliver an important message on welds and it leads to the collapse of a new ship's superstructure and the death of a boy.

Actors

Michael O'Shea
Michael O'Shea
Matt Braddock
Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley
Diana Kennedy
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Joel Kennedy
Dan Duryea
Dan Duryea
Jim Benson
Stephanie Bachelor
Stephanie Bachelor
Ruth Warnecke
Ray Walker
Ray Walker
Johnny Rogers
Tommy Bond
Tommy Bond
Russ Kennedy
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
Bruce McRae
Ann Shoemaker
Ann Shoemaker
Martha Kennedy
Olin Howland
Olin Howland
Eben Whelock
Minerva Urecal
Minerva Urecal
Mrs. Allison

Crews

Robert Florey
Robert Florey
Director
Ethel Hill
Ethel Hill
Screenplay
Arnold Manoff
Arnold Manoff
Screenplay
Albert J. Cohen
Albert J. Cohen
Producer
George Worthing Yates
George Worthing Yates
Story
George Carleton Brown
George Carleton Brown
Story
Jack A. Marta
Jack A. Marta
Director of Photography
Ernest J. Nims
Ernest J. Nims
Editor
Russell Kimball
Russell Kimball
Art Direction
Otto Siegel
Otto Siegel
Set Decoration
Adele Palmer
Adele Palmer
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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