Okay, America!
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| Okay, America! | |
|---|---|
 Lew Ayres and Maureen O'Sullivan | |
| Directed by | Tay Garnett |
| Written by | William Anthony McGuire Scott Pembroke |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle, Jr. |
| Starring | Lew Ayres Maureen O'Sullivan Louis Calhern Edward Arnold Akim Tamiroff |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Arthur Charles Miller |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Okay, America! (sometimes referred to as Okay America) is a 1932 American Pre-Code film, about a gossip columnist's rise to fame, based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell. Directed by Tay Garnett, the film stars Lew Ayres and Maureen O'Sullivan.[1]
Plot
[edit]Larry Wayne is gossip columnist for a New York newspaper, Daily Blade, and he also is the host of a radio program called "Okay, America". When Ruth Drake, the daughter of wealthy politician, is kidnapped, Jones, the chief editor of the Daily Blade chooses Wayne to cover the story.
Cast
[edit]- Lew Ayres as Larry Wayne
- Maureen O'Sullivan as Sheila Barton
- Louis Calhern as Mileaway Russell
- Edward Arnold as Duke Morgan
- Walter Catlett as City Editor aka 'Lucille'
- Alan Dinehart as Roger Jones
- Henry Armetta as Sam
- Emerson Treacy as Jerry Robbins
- Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Herbert Wright
- Margaret Lindsay as Ruth Drake
- Akim Tamiroff as Bit role (uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
External links
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