United States / Feb 01, 1942 / NR
Thrilling! It Will Lift You to the Skies!
1h 3min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joseph Anthony | Conway |
| William Forrest | August 'Gus' Stoffen |
| Russell Hicks | Mr. Edgerton |
| Mark Daniels | Pete |
| William Tannen | Eddie |
| Dorothy Adams | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Ernie Alexander | Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) |
| Billy Bletcher | Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) |
| Hubert Brill | Card Player in Waiting Room (uncredited) |
| John Butler | Elias Canfield (uncredited) |
| George M. Carleton | Doctor Treating Joe at Home (uncredited) |
| Cliff Clark | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| Cliff Danielson | Sammy, Joe's Friend in Flashback (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | Schoolteacher (uncredited) |
| Frank Faylen | Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited) |
| John Gallaudet | Captain Jack Weldren (uncredited) |
| Ava Gardner | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
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| Eddie Hart | Security Guard at Aircraft Plant (uncredited) |
| Maynard Holmes | Boyd Sheldon, Draftee (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Ingraham | Drug Store Owner (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | Hospital Doctor (uncredited) |
| Gladden James | Edgerton's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Robert Kellard | Mel Lewis (uncredited) |
| Richard Kipling | Harry - Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Paul Kruger | First Police Driver (uncredited) |
| Warren McCollum | Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) |
| James Millican | Aircraft Plant Foreman (uncredited) |
| Frances Morris | Miss Maynard - McKettrick's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Philip Morris | Policeman Passenger (uncredited) |
| Kitty O'Neil | Mrs. Sheldon (uncredited) |
| Eddie Parker | Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Second Police Driver (uncredited) |
| Frances Raeburn | Daisy Knowlton (uncredited) |
| John Raitt | Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) |
| Connie Russell | Jane Babcock (uncredited) |
| James Seay | Roy, Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) |
| Edgar Sherrod | Minister (uncredited) |
| Al Trescony | Old Man's Son in Waiting Room (uncredited) |
| Dick Wessel | Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) |
| Robert Blake | Johnny Smith (age 5) |
Genres
CrimeThrillerDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Joe Smith, American |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 1 febbraio 1942 |
| Executive producer | Harry Rapf |
| Production | Jack Chertok, Dore Schary |
| Writer | Paul Gallico, Allen Rivkin |
| Editing | Elmo Veron |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Assistant directors | Richard Thorpe |
| Camera operators | Charles Lawton Jr. |
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| Additional photography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons |
| Music | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| Sound | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
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