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Joe Smith, American is a american film of genre Drama directed by Richard Thorpe released in USA on 1 february 1942 with Robert Young
Joe Smith, American (1942)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 february 1942
Length 1h3
Directed by Richard Thorpe
OriginUSA
Themes Spy films
Rating61%
Joe Smith, American is a 1942 American film about a munitions worker kidnapped by enemy spies. It was the first in a series of B pictures made at MGM under the supervision of Dore Schary.
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Alors qu'on lui a demandé de travailler sur un projet ultra-secret, Joe Smith est enlevé. Il refuse de donner des informations malgré les coups et les menaces, et tient le coup en pensant à sa femme et à son fils. Il arrive à s'échapper et à conduire la police au repaire de ses ravisseurs, mais celui qui semblait en être le chef n'y est pas. Plus tard, il arrivera à le reconnaître grâce à sa bague et à le faire arrêter lui aussi.Actors
Robert Young
(Joe Smith)
Don Costello
(Mead)
Harvey Stephens
(Freddie Dunhill)
Jonathan Hale
(Blake McKettrick)
William Tannen
(Eddie)
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