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  • Reaching for the Sun (1941)
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    90 min | Drama, Romance
Reaching for the Sun (1941)
Approved
90 min | Drama, Romance

A backwoodsman comes to Detroit to get a job and earn money to buy an outboard motor.
Writers
W.L. River (screenplay) | Wessel Smitter (novel "F.O.B. Detroit")
Composer
Cinematographer
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Status
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Updated May 2, 1941

Release date
May 2, 1941 (United States)

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Cast

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