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Joe Smith, American (1942)

Thrilling! It Will Lift You to the Skies!

Genre : Crime, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 3M

Director : Richard Thorpe
Writer : Allen Rivkin

Synopsis

Joe Smith is an ordinary American family man who works in an aircraft factory. Shortly after being a promoted to a much higher position, Joe is kidnapped by enemy agents who are determined to get military secrets out of him by any means possible. Will Joe keep quiet or betray his country...

Actors

Robert Young
Robert Young
Joe Smith
Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
Mary Smith
Harvey Stephens
Harvey Stephens
Freddie Dunhill
Darryl Hickman
Darryl Hickman
Johnny Smith
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
Blake McKettrick
Noel Madison
Noel Madison
Schricker
Don Costello
Don Costello
Mead
Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony
Conway
William Forrest
William Forrest
August 'Gus' Stoffen
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks
Mr. Edgerton
Mark Daniels
Mark Daniels
Pete
William Tannen
William Tannen
Eddie
Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams
Nurse (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander
Ernie Alexander
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Hubert Brill
Hubert Brill
Card Player in Waiting Room (uncredited)
John Butler
John Butler
Elias Canfield (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
George M. Carleton
Doctor Treating Joe at Home (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Cliff Clark
Police Captain (uncredited)
Cliff Danielson
Cliff Danielson
Sammy, Joe's Friend in Flashback (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Helen Dickson
Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
John Gallaudet
John Gallaudet
Captain Jack Weldren (uncredited)
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Eddie Hart
Security Guard at Aircraft Plant (uncredited)
Maynard Holmes
Maynard Holmes
Boyd Sheldon, Draftee (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham
Mitchell Ingraham
Drug Store Owner (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Gladden James
Gladden James
Edgerton's Secretary (uncredited)
Robert Kellard
Robert Kellard
Mel Lewis (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Richard Kipling
Harry - Car Driver (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
First Police Driver (uncredited)
Warren McCollum
Warren McCollum
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
James Millican
James Millican
Aircraft Plant Foreman (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Frances Morris
Miss Maynard - McKettrick's Secretary (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Philip Morris
Policeman Passenger (uncredited)
Kitty O'Neil
Kitty O'Neil
Mrs. Sheldon (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Eddie Parker
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Second Police Driver (uncredited)
Frances Raeburn
Frances Raeburn
Daisy Knowlton (uncredited)
John Raitt
John Raitt
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
Connie Russell
Connie Russell
Jane Babcock (uncredited)
James Seay
James Seay
Roy, Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
Edgar Sherrod
Edgar Sherrod
Minister (uncredited)
Al Trescony
Al Trescony
Old Man's Son in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Dick Wessel
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
Robert Blake
Robert Blake
Johnny Smith (age 5)

Crews

Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Director
Paul Gallico
Paul Gallico
Story
Allen Rivkin
Allen Rivkin
Screenplay
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer
Charles Lawton Jr.
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
Elmo Veron
Elmo Veron
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Jack Chertok
Jack Chertok
Producer
Dore Schary
Dore Schary
Producer
Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf
Executive Producer
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration

Posters and backgrounds

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