- Man from Frisco
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Man from Frisco (1944) is a United States feature length spy and war film by Republic Pictures directed by Robert Florey and starring Michael O'Shea (1906–1973) and Anne Shirley.
The screenplay was by Arnold Manoff and was his first, while the story was by George Worthing Yates.
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Storyline
Matt Braddock, a character said to be based on the real-life Henry J. Kaiser, is a civil engineer during World War II who has new ideas for shipbuilding. Braddock tries to establish yards for building prefabricated ships on the West Coast, but he is hindered by a rival shipbuilder, Joel Kennedy.
In a tale of espionage and sabotage, the refusal by a disappointed lover to deliver an important message leads to the collapse of a new ship's superstructure and the death of a boy.[1]
Like the later Betrayal from the East (1945), Man from Frisco included actual radio reports of the negotiations with the Japanese before their attack on Pearl Harbour of 7 December 1942, reinforcing the message of enemy duplicity.
The film is set in the Kaiser Shipyards.
Cast
- Michael O'Shea – Matt Braddock
- Anne Shirley – Diana Kennedy
- Gene Lockhart – Joel Kennedy
- Dan Duryea – Jim Benson
- Stephanie Bachelor – Ruth Warnecke
- Ray Walker – Johnny Rogers
- Tommy Bond – Russ Kennedy
- Robert Warwick – Bruce McRae
- Olin Howland – Eben Whelock (as Olin Howlin)
- Ann Shoemaker – Martha Kennedy
- Russell Simpson – Dr Hershey
- Stanley Andrews – Chief Campbell
- Forbes Murray – Maritime Commissioner
- Erville Alderson – Judge McLain
Notes
External links
- Man from Frisco at imdb.com
Categories:- 1944 films
- American films
- English-language films
- Black-and-white films
- Spy films
- War films
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