I Cover the War!
1937 film
- July 4, 1937 (1937-07-04)
Running time
I Cover the War is a 1937 American drama action film directed by Arthur Lubin for Universal Pictures, starring John Wayne.[1] It was one of a series of non-Westerns Wayne made for Universal.[2]
Plot
Two newsreel cameramen are sent to photograph a bandit sheik in the desert.
Cast
- John Wayne as Bob Adams
- Gwen Gaze as Pamela Armitage
- Don Barclay as Elmer Davis
- Charles Brokaw as El Kadar / Muffadi
- James Bush as Don Adams
- Pat Somerset as Captain Archie Culvert
- Richard Tucker Army Officer
- Sam Harris as Colonel Hugh Armitage (as Major Sam Harris)
- Olaf Hytten as Sir Herbert
- Arthur Aylesworth as Logan
- Franklin Parker as Parker (as Franklyn Paker)
Production
In February 1937 Trem Carr announced the film would start March 1.[3][4]
Reception
The New York Times called it an "ingeniously romantic fable".[5]
See also
- John Wayne filmography
References
- ^ Eyman, Scott (April 21, 2015). John Wayne: The Life and Legend. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439199596. Retrieved April 6, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (September 14, 2019). "The Cinema of Arthur Lubin". Diabolique Magazine.
- ^ SCREEN NOTES: Of Local Origin Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. February 13, 1937: 9.
- ^ British Army Co-operates in Making Picture Los Angeles Times February 14, 1937: C3.
- ^ THE SCREEN:By FRANK S. NUGENT. New York Times August 2, 1937: 10.
External links
- I Cover the War! at IMDb
- I Cover the War t BFI
- v
- t
- e
Films directed by Arthur Lubin
- A Successful Failure (1934)
- Great God Gold (1935)
- Honeymoon Limited (1935)
- Two Sinners (1935)
- Frisco Waterfront (1935)
- The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)
- Yellowstone (1936)
- Mysterious Crossing (1936)
- California Straight Ahead! (1937)
- I Cover the War! (1937)
- Idol of the Crowds (1937)
- Adventure's End (1937)
- Midnight Intruder (1938)
- The Beloved Brat (1938)
- Prison Break (1938)
- Secrets of a Nurse (1938)
- Risky Business (1939)
- Big Town Czar (1939)
- Mickey the Kid (1939)
- Call a Messenger (1939)
- The Big Guy (1939)
- Black Friday (1940)
- Gangs of Chicago (1940)
- Meet the Wildcat (1940)
- I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940)
- Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940)
- The San Francisco Docks (1940)
- Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)
- Buck Privates (1941)
- In the Navy (1941)
- Hold That Ghost (1941)
- Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
- Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
- Eagle Squadron (1942)
- Keeping Fit (1942) (short)
- To the People of the United States (1943) (short)
- White Savage (1943)
- Phantom of the Opera (1943)
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
- Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
- The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
- Night in Paradise (1946)
- New Orleans (1947)
- Impact (1949)
- Francis (1950)
- Queen for a Day (1951)
- Francis Goes to the Races (1951)
- Rhubarb (1951)
- Francis Goes to West Point (1952)
- It Grows on Trees (1952)
- South Sea Woman (1953)
- Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
- Star of India (1954)
- Francis Joins the WACS (1954)
- Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
- Francis in the Navy (1955)
- Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
- The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
- Escapade in Japan (1957)
- The Thief of Baghdad (1961)
- The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
- Hold On! (1966)
- Rain for a Dusty Summer (1971)
 | This article about a war drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
