United States / Dec 31, 1941 / NR
Anything and everything can---and does happen---in the most timely drama you have ever thrilled to!
1h 16min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring. Completed shortly before America entered WW2.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| J. Edward Bromberg | Pickpocket |
| Spencer Charters | Cornelius |
| Cy Kendall | Hotel Clerk |
| Russell Hicks | Commanding Officer |
| Paul Stanton | Judge |
| Clem Bevans | Midas Plant Night-Watchman |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Defense Attorney |
| Edwin Maxwell | District attorney |
| Rod Cameron | Pilot |
| Margaret Armstrong | Telephone Operator Supervisor |
| Sam Ash | Official Announcer |
| Warren Ashe | Officious Doctor |
| John Banner | |
| Monte Blue | Colonel |
| Stanley Blystone | Sergeant |
| Wade Boteler | Cop |
| William Cabanne | Radio Operator |
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| Jack Chapin | Corporal |
| Wallis Clark | Pompous Doctor |
| Kernan Cripps | Suspicious Cafe Cop |
| Laurie Douglas | Girl |
| Ralph Dunn | Cop |
| Edward Earle | Army Major |
| Jack Egan | Interne |
| George Eldredge | Police Dispatcher |
| Jim Farley | Cop |
| Betty Farrington | Dance Club Woman |
| Martin Faust | Announcer |
| Julia Faye | Dance Club Woman |
| Bess Flowers | Cascade Club Dancer |
| Bud Geary | Air Raid Warden |
| Chuck Hamilton | Air Raid Warden |
| John Hamilton | Police Captain |
| Harry Harvey Jr. | Kid at Bomb |
| Edward Hearn | Sergeant |
| Len Hendry | Sentry |
| Al Hill | Cop #2 in Cafe |
| Robert Homans | Police Desk Sergeant |
| Arthur Stuart Hull | Co-Pilot |
| Gladden James | Clerk |
| Eddie Kane | Headwaiter |
| John Kellogg | Bombardier Sergeant |
| Fred Kelsey | Cop |
| Louise La Planche | Salesgirl |
| Nora Lane | Nurse in Bomb Shelter |
| Peter Leeds | Air Raid Warden |
| George Lloyd | Cop |
| Jack Luden | Engineer |
| George Magrill | Soldier |
| Charles McAvoy | Cop |
| Sammy McKim | Kid at Bomb |
| Patrick McVey | Police Radio Operator |
| Paul McVey | Civil Defense Official |
| George Melford | Banker in Park |
| Howard M. Mitchell | Bailiff |
| Frank Moran | Companion of Injured Criminal in Black Maria |
| Jack Norton | Drunk |
| Frank O'Connor | Fire Chief |
| Ted Oliver | Sergeant |
| Edward Peil Sr. | Air Raid Warden |
| Jessie Perry | Woman in Park |
| Ralph Peters | Soldier |
| Lee Phelps | Cop |
| Rose Plumer | Woman in Street |
| Jack Randall | Interne |
| Rebel Randall | Civil Defense Girl on Truck |
| Keith Richards | Interne |
| Jack Roberts | Minor Executive at Defense Headquarters |
| Henry Roquemore | Businessman |
| Dick Rush | Cop |
| Fred Santley | Injured Prisoner |
| Francis Sayles | Court Clerk |
| John Sheehan | Sergeant |
| Lee Shumway | Cop |
| Walter Shumway | Bomb Shelter Official |
| Eleanor Stewart | Secretary |
| Harry Strang | Gas Officer |
| George Turner | Soldier |
| Archie Twitchell | Suspicious Cafe Waiter |
| Frank Wayne | Military Police Sergeant |
| Richard Webb | Interne |
| Gloria Williams | Dance Club Woman |
| Robert Winkler | Kid at Bomb |
| Arthur Yeoman | Prison Wagon Driver |
Genres
MysteryRomanceThrillerDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pacific Blackout |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 31 dicembre 1941 |
| Production | Sol C. Siegel |
| Writer | Lester Cole, Franz Schulz, Curt Siodmak, W.P. Lipscomb |
| Editing | Thomas Scott |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Assistant directors | Ralph Murphy |
| Camera operators | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Additional photography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
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| Music | Gerard Carbonara |
| Sound | Gerard Carbonara |
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