California Straight Ahead! (1937)
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- Passed
- 1h 7min
- Action, Drama
- 16 Apr 1937 (USA)
- Movie
Former school bus driver Biff Smith manages a trucking company which has its fleet pitted against a freight train in a race to deliver aviation parts to the Pacific coast.
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Cast verified as complete
| John Wayne | ... |
Biff Smith
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| Louise Latimer | ... |
Mary Porter
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| Robert McWade | ... |
Corrigan
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| Theodore von Eltz | ... |
James Gifford
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| Tully Marshall | ... |
Harrison
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| Emerson Treacy | ... |
Charlie Porter
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Harry Allen | ... |
'Fish' McCorkle
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| LeRoy Mason | ... |
Padula
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| Grace Goodall | ... |
Mrs. Porter
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| Olaf Hytten | ... |
Huggins
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| Monte Vandergrift | ... |
Clancy
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Lorin Raker | ... |
Secretary
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Donnie Allen | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Billy Diamond | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Frank Ellis | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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| Oscar Gahan | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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| George Morrell | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Arthur Lubin | ||
Written by
| Herman Boxer | ... | (original story) |
| Scott Darling | ... | (screenplay) (as W. Scott Darling) |
Produced by
| Trem Carr | ... | producer |
| Paul Malvern | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
| Harry Neumann | ||
Editing by
| Charles Craft | ||
| Erma Horsley | ||
Art Direction by
| E.R. Hickson | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Glenn Cook | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Homer G. Tasker | ... | sound supervisor |
Special Effects by
| John P. Fulton | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Eddie Parker | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tom Steele | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Charles Previn | ... | musical director |
| W. Franke Harling | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Arthur Kay | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Charles Maxwell | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Charles Previn | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Heinz Roemheld | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Clifford Vaughan | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Oliver Wallace | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Edward Ward | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Franz Waxman | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1937) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures Corporation)
- Empire Universal Films (1937) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1937) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as General Film Distributors Ltd.)
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company (1937) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1937) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1937) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Film Classics (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1959) (United States) (tv)
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in The John Wayne Anthology (1991). See more » |