The Great Mr. Nobody is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Ben Markson and Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Alan Hale, Sr., William Lundigan, John Litel, Charles Trowbridge and Paul Hurst. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 15, 1941.[1][2]
The Great Mr. Nobody | |
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Directed by | Benjamin Stoloff |
Screenplay by | Ben Markson Kenneth Gamet |
Based on | The Stuff of Heroes 1924 story in American Magazine by Harold Titus |
Produced by | William Jacobs |
Starring | Eddie Albert Joan Leslie Alan Hale, Sr. William Lundigan John Litel Charles Trowbridge Paul Hurst |
Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
Edited by | Rudi Fehr |
Music by | Adolph Deutsch |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Synopsis
editRobert, a young employee in the Classified advertising of a newspaper, is a daydreamer who wants to quit his job and sail round the world in search of experience and adventure. However, obstacles keep falling in his path.
Cast
edit- Eddie Albert as Robert 'Dreamy' Smith
- Joan Leslie as Mary Clover
- Alan Hale, Sr. as 'Skipper' Martin
- William Lundigan as Richard Amesworth
- John Litel as John Wade
- Charles Trowbridge as Grover Dillon
- Paul Hurst as Michael O'Connor
- Dickie Moore as 'Limpy' Barnes
- John Ridgely as Eddie Williams
- Douglas Kennedy as Mr. McGraw
- George Campeau as Mr. Hanes
- William "Billy" Benedict as Jig
- Helen MacKellar as Mrs. Barnes
- Joyce Tucker as Janet Barnes
- Mary Field as Miss Frame
References
edit- ^ "The Great Mr. Nobody (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2016). "The-Great-Mr-Nobody - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
External links
edit- The Great Mr. Nobody at IMDb
- The Great Mr. Nobody at the TCM Movie Database
- The Great Mr. Nobody at AllMovie
- The Great Mr. Nobody at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films