Reaching for the Sun

Reaching for the Sun

Reaching for the Sun

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Reaching for the Sun

1941

1h 30m

7.3(3 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Comedy of a North Woods clam-digger who journeys to Detroit to earn money for outboard motor by working on auto assembly line.

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Joel McCrea

Russ Eliot

Joel McCrea

Acting

Ellen Drew

Rita

Ellen Drew

Acting

Eddie Bracken

Benny Hogan

Eddie Bracken

Acting

Albert Dekker

Herman

Albert Dekker

Acting

Billy Gilbert

Amos

Billy Gilbert

Acting

George Chandler

Jerry

George Chandler

Acting

Bodil Rosing

Rita's Mother

Bodil Rosing

Acting

James Burke

Norm

James Burke

Acting

Nella Walker

Nurse

Nella Walker

Acting

Eily Malyon

Landlady

Eily Malyon

Acting

Hobart Cavanaugh

Front Office Man

Hobart Cavanaugh

Acting

Regis Toomey

Intern

Regis Toomey

Acting

Charles D. Brown

Johnson

Charles D. Brown

Acting

Michael Duggan

Little Benny Eliot

No Image

Acting

Warren Hymer

Percy Shelley

Warren Hymer

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