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Reaching for the Sun
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Approved
1941
90m
Comedy
,
Drama
,
and more
6.5
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A backwoodsman comes to Detroit to get a job and earn money to buy an outboard motor.
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Cast of Reaching for the Sun
Joel McCrea
Russ Eliot
Ellen Drew
Rita
Eddie Bracken
Benny Hogan
Albert Dekker
Herman
Billy Gilbert
Amos
George Chandler
Jerry
Bodil Rosing
Rita's Mother
James Burke
Norm
Nella Walker
Nurse
Eily Malyon
Landlady
Hobart Cavanaugh
Front Office Man
Regis Toomey
Intern
Charles D. Brown
Johnson
Michael Duggan
Little Benny Eliot
Warren Hymer
Percy Shelley
William A. Wellman
Director / Producer
Wessel Smitter
Writer
W. L. River
Writer
Reaching for the Sun Ratings & Reviews
Mister Arn
May 25, 2025
The battle in the factory of the heavy equipment was the best thing in the film. There was no passion in the romance, and the story was fundamental, going exactly where you would expect.
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