The fallen sparrow / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents ; screen play by Warren Duff ; produced by Robert Fellows ; directed by Richard Wallace.

A former Spanish Civil War prisoner, John McKittrick arrives in New York to find the truth behind the death of his friend Louie Lepetino. He finds himself being chased by Nazi agents who want an item he has brought back from Spain and cannot give up. When another of his friends is murdered, McKittri...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Fallen sparrow (Motion picture)
Archive collection.
Main Author: Webb, Roy, 1888-1982 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: RKO Radio Pictures
Turner Entertainment Co
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Wallace, Richard, 1894-1951 (Director)
Fellows, Robert, 1903-1969 (Producer)
Duff, Warren, 1904-1973 (Screenwriter)
Garfield, John, 1930- (Actor)
Slezak, Walter, 1902-1983 (Actor)
O'Hara, Maureen, 1920-2015 (Actor)
Hughes, Dorothy B. (Dorothy Belle), 1904-1993
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]
Series:Archive collection.
Subjects:
Detective and mystery films.
Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939 > Participation, Foreign > Drama.
Hughes, Dorothy B. > (Dorothy Belle), > 1904-1993 > Film adaptations.
Hughes, Dorothy B. > (Dorothy Belle), > 1904-1993.
Military participation > Foreign.
Spain.
1936-1939
Film noir.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > United States.
Drama.
History.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Film noir.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A former Spanish Civil War prisoner, John McKittrick arrives in New York to find the truth behind the death of his friend Louie Lepetino. He finds himself being chased by Nazi agents who want an item he has brought back from Spain and cannot give up. When another of his friends is murdered, McKittrick realizes that he cannot trust anyone around him - not anyone.
Note:Based on the novel by Dorothy B. Hughes.
Originally released in 1943 as a motion picture by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.D4 F355 2009 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Nicholas Musuraca ; editor, Robert Wise ; music, Roy Webb ; musical director, C. Bakaleinikoff ; art directors, Albert D'Agostino, Mark-Lee Kirk.
System Details:DVD-R; full-screen, 4x3, 1.33:1; Dolby digital, mono.
"This disc is expected to play in DVD "play only" devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices including recorders and PC drives."
Cast:
John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Patricia Morison, Martha O'Driscoll, Bruce Edwards, John Banner, John Miljan, Hugh Beaumont.