| I Cover the War | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Screenplay by | George Waggner |
| Story by | Bernard McConville |
| Produced by | Trem Carr Paul Malvern |
| Starring | John Wayne |
| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Charles Craft Erma Horsley |
| Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I Cover the War is a 1937 American drama action film directed by Arthur Lubin for Universal Pictures, starring John Wayne. It was one of a series of non-Westerns Wayne made for Universal.
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.
Reception
The New York Times called it an "ingeniously romantic fable".
See also
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
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- 1937 films
- 1937 drama films
- 1930s war drama films
- American war drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Arthur Lubin
- 1930s English-language films
- Films about war correspondents
- Films set in deserts
- Films with screenplays by Bernard McConville
- Universal Pictures films
- 1930s American films
- English-language war drama films
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