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  • Joe Smith, American (1942)
  • Passed
    63 min | Drama, Romance, War
Joe Smith, American (1942)
Passed
63 min | Drama, Romance, War

Joe Smith is an average American citizen, working in an aircraft factory. He has access to the plans for a new bomb-sight and is kidnapped by enemy agents who unsuccessfully torture him to get him to betray his country. He escapes and ...See moreJoe Smith is an average American citizen, working in an aircraft factory. He has access to the plans for a new bomb-sight and is kidnapped by enemy agents who unsuccessfully torture him to get him to betray his country. He escapes and leads the FBI to his captors. Written by Herman Seifer See less
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Director
Writers
Paul Gallico (based upon: the Cosmopolitan Magazine story by) | Allen Rivkin (screen play)
Producer
Cinematographer
Charles Lawton Jr. (as Charles Lawton)
Editor
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Release date
Feb 1942 (United States)
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47 cast members
Name Known for
Robert Young
Joe Smith Joe Smith   See fewer
Marsha Hunt
Mary Smith Mary Smith   See fewer
Harvey Stephens
Freddie Dunhill Freddie Dunhill   See fewer
Darryl Hickman
Johnny Smith Johnny Smith   See fewer
Jonathan Hale
Blake McKettrick Blake McKettrick   See fewer
Noel Madison
Schricker Schricker   See fewer
William Forrest
August 'Gus' Stoffen August 'Gus' Stoffen   See fewer
Russell Hicks
Mr. Edgerton Mr. Edgerton   See fewer
Dorothy Adams
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernie Alexander
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Bletcher
Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) Police Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Hubert Brill
Card Player in Waiting Room (uncredited) Card Player in Waiting Room (uncredited)   See fewer
John Butler
Elias Canfield (uncredited) Elias Canfield (uncredited)   See fewer
George M. Carleton
Doctor Treating Joe at Home (uncredited) Doctor Treating Joe at Home (uncredited)   See fewer
Cliff Clark
Police Captain (uncredited) Police Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Cliff Danielson
Sammy - Joe's Friend in Flashback (uncredited) Sammy - Joe's Friend in Flashback (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Dickson
Schoolteacher (uncredited) Schoolteacher (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Faylen
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited) Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)   See fewer
John Gallaudet
Capt. Jack Weldren (uncredited) Capt. Jack Weldren (uncredited)   See fewer
Ava Gardner
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Hart
Security Guard at Aircraft Plant (uncredited) Security Guard at Aircraft Plant (uncredited)   See fewer
Maynard Holmes
Boyd Sheldon, Draftee (uncredited) Boyd Sheldon, Draftee (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Homans
Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited) Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)   See fewer
Mitchell Ingraham
Drugstore Owner (uncredited) Drugstore Owner (uncredited)   See fewer
Selmer Jackson
Hospital Doctor (uncredited) Hospital Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Gladden James
Edgerton's Secretary (uncredited) Edgerton's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Kellard
Mel Lewis (uncredited) Mel Lewis (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Kipling
Harry - Car Driver (uncredited) Harry - Car Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Kruger
First Police Driver (uncredited) First Police Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Warren McCollum
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
James Millican
Aircraft Plant Foreman (uncredited) Aircraft Plant Foreman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frances Morris
Miss Maynard - McKettrick's Secretary (uncredited) Miss Maynard - McKettrick's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Philip Morris
Policeman Passenger (uncredited) Policeman Passenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Kitty O'Neil
Mrs. Sheldon (uncredited) Mrs. Sheldon (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Parker
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Phelps
Second Police Driver (uncredited) Second Police Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Frances Raeburn
Daisy Knowlton (uncredited) Daisy Knowlton (uncredited)   See fewer
John Raitt
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Connie Russell
Jane Babcock (uncredited) Jane Babcock (uncredited)   See fewer
James Seay
Roy - Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) Roy - Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Sherrod
Minister (uncredited) Minister (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Trescony
Old Man's Son in Waiting Room (uncredited) Old Man's Son in Waiting Room (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Wessel
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
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