Reaching for the Sun

Reaching for the Sun
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William A. Wellman
Produced by	William A. Wellman
Screenplay by	W.L. River
Starring	Joel McCrea Ellen Drew Eddie Bracken Albert Dekker Billy Gilbert George Chandler Bodil Ann Rosing
Music by	Victor Young
Cinematography	William C. Mellor
Edited by	Thomas Scott
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	May 2, 1941 (1941-05-02)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Reaching for the Sun is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William A. Wellman and written by W.L. River. The film stars Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Eddie Bracken, Albert Dekker, Billy Gilbert, George Chandler and Bodil Ann Rosing. The film was released on May 2, 1941, by Paramount Pictures.^[1] ^[2]

Cast

Joel McCrea as Russ Elliot
Ellen Drew as Rita
Eddie Bracken as Benny Morgan
Albert Dekker as Herman
Billy Gilbert as Amos
George Chandler as Jerryas Jerry
Bodil Ann Rosing as Rita's Mother
James Burke as Norm
Charles D. Brown as Johnson
Regis Toomey as Interne

References

↑ Frank T. Thompson (1 February 1983). William A. Wellman. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1594-0. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
↑ Crowther, Bosley (1941-05-08). "Movie Review - Reaching for the Sun - 'Reaching for the Sun,' Comedy on Auto Workers, at Paramount - New Films at Criterion and Rialto - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-03-18.

Films directed by William A. Wellman

1920s	Second Hand Love The Man Who Won Big Dan Cupid's Fireman Not a Drum Was Heard The Vagabond Trail The Circus Cowboy When Husbands Flirt The Boob You Never Know Women The Cat's Pajamas Wings The Legion of the Condemned Ladies of the Mob Beggars of Life Chinatown Nights The Man I Love Woman Trap

1930s	Dangerous Paradise Young Eagles Maybe It's Love Other Men's Women The Public Enemy Night Nurse The Star Witness Safe in Hell The Hatchet Man So Big! Love Is a Racket The Purchase Price The Conquerors Frisco Jenny Central Airport Lilly Turner Heroes for Sale Midnight Mary Wild Boys of the Road Female College Coach Looking for Trouble Stingaree The President Vanishes The Call of the Wild Robin Hood of El Dorado Small Town Girl A Star Is Born Nothing Sacred Men with Wings Beau Geste The Light That Failed

1940s	Reaching for the Sun Roxie Hart The Great Man's Lady Thunder Birds Lady of Burlesque The Ox-Bow Incident Buffalo Bill This Man's Navy The Story of G.I. Joe Gallant Journey Magic Town The Iron Curtain Yellow Sky Battleground

1950s	The Next Voice You Hear... The Happy Years Across the Wide Missouri It's a Big Country Westward the Women My Man and I Island in the Sky The High and the Mighty Track of the Cat Blood Alley Good-bye, My Lady Darby's Rangers Lafayette Escadrille

Television	Light's Diamond Jubilee (co-directed)

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