Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American

Theatrical Film Poster
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Written by Allen Rivkin
Based on story by Paul Gallico
Starring Robert Young
Marsha Hunt
Cinematography Charles Lawton Jr.
Edited by Elmo Veron
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
1942
Country United States
Language English
Budget $236,000[1]
Box office $708,000[1]

Joe Smith, American is a 1942 American film about a munitions worker kidnapped by enemy spies. It was the first in a series of B pictures made at MGM under the supervision of Dore Schary.[2]

Reception

Box office

According to MGM records the film made $487,000 in the US and Canada and $221,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $222,000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. Joe Smith American at Turner Classic Movies

External links


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