Manpower (1941 film)
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| Manpower | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis Mark Hellinger |
| Written by | Richard Macauley Jerry Wald |
| Starring | Edward G. Robinson Marlene Dietrich George Raft |
| Music by | Adolph Deutsch |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Editing by | Ralph Dawson |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  August 9, 1941 May 21, 1942 March 21, 1943 August 6, 1947 September 1 January 6, 1950 March 17 August 24, 1951 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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Manpower is a 1941 film about power company linemen starring Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, and George Raft. The memorable posters for the movie proclaimed, "Robinson - He's mad about Dietrich. Dietrich - She's mad about Raft. Raft - He's mad about the whole thing." The film was written by Richard Macauley and Jerry Wald, and directed by Raoul Walsh.
Robinson and Raft got into a fistfight on the set that was eagerly splashed all over the front pages of the nation's newspapers. Victor McLaglen was originally going to play Robinson's role, which would have made it a supporting part, and Raft reportedly resented sharing leading man status on the film as a result of Robinson being cast instead.
Raft chose Manpower over the remake of the 1931 pre-Code version of Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, and the career-catapulting role of "Sam Spade" went to Humphrey Bogart instead.
[edit] Cast
- Edward G. Robinson as Hank "Gimpy" McHenry
- Marlene Dietrich as Faye Duval
- George Raft as Johnny Marshall
- Alan Hale as Jumbo Wells
- Frank McHugh as Omaha
- Eve Arden as Dolly
- Barton MacLane as Smiley Quinn
- Ward Bond as Eddie Adams
