Reaching for the Sun

Directed by William A. Wellman
Approved
1941    90mComedy, Drama
6.57.3
A backwoodsman comes to Detroit to get a job and earn money to buy an outboard motor.

Where to Watch Reaching for the Sun

  • Joel McCreaRuss Eliot
  • Ellen DrewRita
  • Eddie BrackenBenny Hogan
  • Albert DekkerHerman
  • Billy GilbertAmos
  • George ChandlerJerry
  • Bodil RosingRita's Mother
  • James BurkeNorm
  • Nella WalkerNurse
  • Eily MalyonLandlady
  • Hobart CavanaughFront Office Man
  • Regis ToomeyIntern
  • Charles D. BrownJohnson
  • Michael DugganLittle Benny Eliot
  • Warren HymerPercy Shelley
  • William A. WellmanDirector
  • W. L. RiverScreenplay
  • Wessel SmitterNovel
  • William LeBaronExecutive Producer
  • Mister ArnMay 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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