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| Perilous Holiday | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward H. Griffith |
| Produced by | Phil L. Ryan |
| Screenplay by | Roy Chanslor |
| Based on | Robert Carson (Colliers Magazine Serial) |
| Starring | Pat O'Brien Ruth Warrick |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. (as Charles Lawton) |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
| Productioncompany | Phil L. Ryan Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Perilous Holiday is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Pat O'Brien and Ruth Warrick.[1] The screenplay concerns a woman newspaper reporter who is on the trail of a smuggling ring operating out of Mexico.
Plot[edit]
Patrick Nevil makes the casual acquaintance of fellow American Agnes Stuart while on vacation in Mexico City. What Stuart doesn't know is that Nevil is a treasury agent, out to get expatriate counterfeiters Dr. Lilley and George Richards. What Nevil doesn't know is that Stuart is also out to get Lilley, whom she holds responsible for her father's death.
Cast[edit]
- Pat O'Brien as Patrick Nevil
- Ruth Warrick as Agnes Stuart
- Alan Hale, Sr. as Dr. Lilley
- Edgar Buchanan as George Richards
- Audrey Long as Audrey Latham
- Willard Robertson as Graeme
- Eduardo Ciannelli as Señor Aguirre
- Minna Gombell as Mrs. Latham
- Eddie Le Baron as Himself - Continental Orchestra Leader
References[edit]
- ^ Stephens p.276
Bibliography[edit]
- Stephens, Michael L. Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary. McFarland, 1998.
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