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The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 American spy film noir starring John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Patricia Morison, and Walter Slezak. [1] [2] It is based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes. Nazi spies pursue an American, John "Kit" McKittrick, a Spanish Civil War veteran in possession of a priceless keepsake, who returns home to find ...
The Fallen Sparrow: Directed by Richard Wallace. With John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Patricia Morison. In 1940, an American former Republican prisoner during the Spanish Civil War, John McKittrick, is determined to find the killer of NYPD Lieutenant Louie Lepetino, who had helped him escape.
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- Film-Noir, Mystery
- Richard Wallace
- 1943-11-23
Summaries. In 1940, an American former Republican prisoner during the Spanish Civil War, John McKittrick, is determined to find the killer of NYPD Lieutenant Louie Lepetino, who had helped him escape. November, 1940. The son of a retired NYPD officer, John McKittrick - Kit to his friends - who has been in convalescence on an Arizona ranch after ...
The Fallen Sparrow was adapted from the novel by suspense writer Dorothy B. Hughes who also penned such notable books as In a Lonely Place and Ride the Pink Horse. RKO bought the rights to the novel in 1942, but the political backdrop involving Nazi villains and Spanish Fascists was a bit of a hot-button issue at the time.
- Richard Wallace, Melville Burke, Sam Ruman
- John Garfield
The Fallen Sparrow. Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick (John Garfield) is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon returning to America ...
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- Richard Wallace
- Mystery & Thriller
- John Garfield
Nov 4, 2021 · The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 American spy FILM NOlR starring John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Patricia Morison, and Walter Slezak. It is based on the novel of the same ...
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The Fallen Sparrow is more sophisticated than The So Blue Marble, though it is also an international spy story set in NYC. This one deepens the dark quite a bit. There are murders, and a McGuffin (some priceless goblets) but the protagonist is a man who was imprisoned and tortured for two years by Spanish Fascists.
