Identity Unknown (1945)
- Starring:
- Richard Arlen, Cheryl Walker, (more)
- Director(s):
- Walter Colmes
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Identity Unknown
Predating 20th Century-Fox's Somewhere in the Night by at least a year, Identity Unknown is one of the first (if not the first) 1940s melodramas centering around an amenisiac ex-GI. Richard Arlen plays Johnny March, who returns from WW2 with nary a clue as to his true identity or the details of his past. March begins a long and arduous trek across America, visiting a wide variety of people who've lost loved ones in the war, in hopes of piecing together his own previous existence. In the manner of The Fugitive, March profoundly affects the lives of everyone he meets, helping them understand what the sacrifices of the war were all about and enabling them to face the future with optimism and pride. Though it may have been merely coincidental, Identity Unknown was released around the same time that the United Nations' first San Francisco Conference was about to convene. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 70 mins
Complete Cast of Identity Unknown
- Richard Arlen - Johnny March
- Roger Pryor - Rocks Donnelly
- Lola Lane - Wanda
- John Forrest - Joe Granowski
- Frank Marlowe - Frankie
- Nelson Leigh - Col. Marlin
- Charles Jordan - Needles
- Marjorie Manners - Nurse
- Forrest Taylor - Mr. Anderson
- Cheryl Walker - Sally MacGregor
- Bobby Driscoll - Toddy Loring
- Ian Keith - Maj. Williams
- Sarah Padden - Mrs. Anderson
- Harry Tyler - Harry
- Charles Williams - Auctioneer
- Dick Scott - Spike
- Eddie Baker - Motor Cop
- Director(s):
- Walter Colmes
- Writer(s):
- Richard Weil
- Producer(s):
- Howard P. Bretherton, Walter Colmes
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