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Reaching for the Sun (1941) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

William A. Wellman

Writing Credits  

W.L. River ... (screenplay)
 
Wessel Smitter ... (novel)

Cast (in credits order)  

Joel McCrea ... Russ Eliot
Ellen Drew ... Rita
Eddie Bracken ... Benny Hogan
Albert Dekker ... Herman
Billy Gilbert ... Amos
George Chandler ... Jerry
Bodil Rosing ... Rita's Mother
James Burke ... Norm
Charles D. Brown Charles D. Brown ... Johnson
Michael Duggan Michael Duggan ... Little Benny Eliot
Eily Malyon ... Landlady
Regis Toomey ... Interne
Hobart Cavanaugh ... Front Office Man
Charles Williams Charles Williams ... Truck Driver
Nella Walker ... Nurse
Warren Hymer ... Percy Shelley
Billy Bletcher ... Butch Svoboda
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bobby Barber ... Second Man at Lunch Cart (uncredited)
Anna Demetrio Anna Demetrio ... Mrs. Amos (uncredited)
James Flavin ... First Guard (uncredited)
Douglas Gordon ... Man in Assembly Line (uncredited)
June Hedin June Hedin ... Amos' Child (uncredited)
Jane Isbell Jane Isbell ... Amos' Child (uncredited)
Gordon Jones ... Sailor (uncredited)
John Kelly ... Husky Man (uncredited)
Larry Lawson Larry Lawson ... Second Guard (uncredited)
Adrian Morris Adrian Morris ... Rita's Partner, Dance Hall (uncredited)
Bob Perry ... Man in Line (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce Gerald Pierce ... Special Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Marshall Ruth ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Syd Saylor ... First Man at Lunch Cart (uncredited)
C.L. Sherwood ... Assistant at Lunch Cart (uncredited)
August Tollaire ... Man on Street, Old Fluff (uncredited)
Foy Van Dolsen Foy Van Dolsen ... Tall Thin Man (uncredited)

Produced by 

William LeBaron ... executive producer
William A. Wellman ... producer

Music by 

Victor Young

Cinematography by 

William C. Mellor ... director of photography

Editing by 

Thomas Scott

Art Direction by 

Hans Dreier
A. Earl Hedrick

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Joseph C. Youngerman ... second unit director
John R. Coonan ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Harry D. Mills ... sound (as Harry Mills)
Walter Oberst ... sound

Visual Effects by 

Farciot Edouart ... process photography

Camera and Electrical Department 

Dewey Wrigley ... camera operator: second unit

Music Department 

George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Adolph Zukor ... presenter

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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