Joe Smith, American (1942)
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This upbeat war-time tale chronicles the ordeal of ardently American munitions plant worker Joe Smith (Robert Young), whose access to the U.S. military's plan for a new bomb-sight leave him victim to an abduction from Nazi agents. Knowing that Joe (Young) has vital information, the German soldiers hold nothing back in their attempts to force it out of him, including vicious, unending rounds of torture. The captured patriot, however, reveals nothing, opting instead to visualize happy times from his past as a means to escape his agonizing ordeal. Luckily, Joe manages to escape, contact the FBI, and bring his Nazi captors to justice. Directed by Richard Thorpe, Joe Smith, America also features actors arsha Hunt and arryl Hickman as Joe's beloved family. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Robert Young - Joe Smith
- Harvey Stephens - Freddie Dunhill
- Jonathan Hale - Blake McKettrick
- Don Costello - Mead
- William Forrest - Gus
- Mark Daniels - Pete
- Frank Faylen - Expectant Father
- Edgar Sherrod - Minister
- Selmar Jackson
- Marsha Hunt - Mary Smith
- Darryl Hickman - Johnny Smith
- Noel Madison - Schricker
- Joseph Anthony - Conway
- Russell Hicks - Mr. Edgerton
- William Tannen - Eddie
- Ava Gardner - Bit Part
- Robert E. Homans
- Director(s):
- Richard Thorpe
- Writer(s):
- Alan Rivkin, Paul Gallico
- Producer(s):
- Jack Chertok
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- 1942 - Joe Smith, American - National Board of Review - Best Acting
