Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1941 · 1h 30m

Reaching for the Sun

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Director
William A. Wellman
Cast
Joel McCrea as Russ Eliot Ellen Drew as Rita Eddie Bracken as Benny Hogan Albert Dekker as Herman Billy Gilbert as Amos George Chandler as Jerry
Crew
W. L. River — Screenplay Wessel Smitter — Novel
Synopsis

Comedy of a North Woods clam-digger who journeys to Detroit to earn money for outboard motor by working on auto assembly line.

Mood & Themes
factoryfishermanrivalryromance
Key Collaborators
William A. Wellman Director W. L. River Screenplay Wessel Smitter Novel
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