Cairo (1942 film)
| Cairo | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | W. S. Van Dyke |
| Written by | Concept: Ladislas Fodor |
| Screenplay by | John McClain |
| Produced by | Joseph L. Mankiewicz (uncredited) |
| Starring | Jeanette MacDonald Robert Young |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | James E. Newcom |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart |
Production company | |
Release date | August 17, 1942 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $924,000[1][2] |
| Box office | $1,197,000[1][2] |
Cairo is a 1942 musical comedy film made by MGM and Loew's, and directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The screenplay was written by John McClain, based on an idea by Ladislas Fodor about a news reporter shipwrecked in a torpedo attack, who teams up with a Hollywood singer and her maid to foil Nazi spies. The music score is by Herbert Stothart. This film was Jeanette MacDonald's last film on her MGM contract.[3]
The film was poorly received upon its initial release.[4]
Plot
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Actress Marcia Warren (Jeanette MacDonald), while "between pictures" in London, hires an American named Homer Smith (Robert Young), as her butler. What Marcia doesn't know is that Smith is a newspaperman, who strongly suspects that she is a Nazi spy. (The real enemy agent is Mrs. Morrison (Mona Barrie).
Cast
- Jeanette MacDonald as Marcia Warren
- Robert Young as Homer Smith, aka Juniper Jones
- Ethel Waters as Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid
- Reginald Owen as Philo Cobson
- Grant Mitchell as Mr. O.H.P. Boggs
- Lionel Atwill as Teutonic gentleman
- Eduardo Ciannelli as Ahmed Ben Hassan
- Mitchell Lewis as Ludwig
- Dooley Wilson as Hector
- Larry Nunn as Bernie
- Dennis Hoey as Col. Woodhue
- Mona Barrie as Mrs. Morrison
- Rhys Williams as Strange man
- Cecil Cunningham as Mme. Laruga
- Harry Worth as Viceroy Hotel bartender
- Frank Richards as Alfred
- Faten Hamama as Amina
Reception
According to MGM records. the film earned $616,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $581,000 elsewhere, meaning the studio recorded a loss of $131,000.[2]
References
- ^ a b Turk, Edward Baron "Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald" (University of California Press, 1998)
- ^ a b c "The Eddie Mannix Ledger." Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study (Los Angeles).
- ^ "Cairo (1942) - W.S. Van Dyke | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Cairo (1942) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
External links
- Cairo at IMDb
- Cairo at AllMovie
- Cairo at the TCM Movie Database
- Cairo at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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