Man Alive (1945 film)

Man Alive is a 1945 romantic comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien, Adolphe Menjou, Ellen Drew and Rudy Vallée.

Man Alive
Directed byRay Enright
Produced byRobert Fellows
Written byEdwin Blum
Story byJohn Tucker Battle
Jerome Cady
StarringPat O'Brien
Adolphe Menjou
Ellen Drew
Rudy Vallée
Music byLeigh Harline
CinematographyFrank Redman
Edited byMarvin Coil
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • November 16, 1945 (1945-11-16) (U.S.[1])
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$738,000[2]

Plot

Successful businessman Michael O'Flaherty "Speed" McBride (Pat O'Brien) is knocked out when a tramp he picked up drives his car into a river. Speed is rescued by a passing showboat. Meanwhile, the dead tramp is mistaken for Speed. Speed is eager to clear up the misidentification, but Kismet (Adolphe Menjou), a member of the crew, talks him into postponing that revelation. Speed has revealed that he is having marital problems with his wife Connie (Ellen Drew). Kismet convinces him to pretend to be a ghost to persuade Connie to get rid of a romantic rival, Gordon Tolliver (Rudy Vallée), Connie's old admirer. Comic hijinks ensue, but in the end, Connie realizes she still loves Speed.

Cast
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References
  1. "Man Alive: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p206


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