Pacific Blackout
Pacific Blackout is a 1941 American film about a man who is unjustly convicted of murder. It was directed by Ralph Murphy.
| Pacific Blackout | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ralph Murphy |
| Written by | Franz Schulz and Curt Siodmak (story) |
| Starring | Robert Preston Eva Gabor Martha O'Driscoll |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Edited by | Thomas Scott |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Inventor and engineer Robert Draper is unjustly found guilty for the murder of his partner. Just as he's sent to prison, the prison truck crashes in the midst of a civil defense blackout, propelling him into a search for the real killers who framed him. Czech-American screenwriter Franz Schulz was billed as Francis Spencer for the film.
Cast
- Robert Preston as Robert Draper
- Martha O'Driscoll as Mary Jones
- Philip Merivale as John Runnell
- Eva Gabor as Marie Duval
- Louis Jean Heydt as Harold Kermin
- Thurston Hall as Williams (Civil Defense Official)
- Mary Treen as Irene
- J. Edward Bromberg as Pickpocket
- Spencer Charters as Cornelius
- Cy Kendall as Hotel Clerk
- Russell Hicks as Commanding Officer
- Paul Stanton as Judge
- Clem Bevans as Night-watchman
- Robert Emmett Keane as Defense Attorney
- Edwin Maxwell as District attorney
- Rod Cameron as Pilot
- unbilled players include Monte Blue, Wade Boteler, Ralph Dunn, Bess Flowers, Jack Norton, Betty Farrington and Lee Shumway
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