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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
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
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" is a 1943 film starring John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, and Patricia Morison. Directed by Richard Wallace, from the novel by Dorothy Hughes, the story concerns John McKitrick, a Spanish Civil War vet who escaped from a prison camp, where he was tortured.
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Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon returning to America, McKittrick hears that a friend has committed suicide, and he begins to smell a rat. During his investigation, McKittrick questions three beautiful women, one of whom has a tie to his refugee past.
