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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. 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 out who ...
User Reviews. Lushly mounted espionage thriller that rivets the eye even when the narrative meanders. It's the great RKO artistic team of Musuraca, Silvera, and D'Agostino setting the stage for noir's post-war golden period, foreshadowed here by the rich b&w landscape.
Reviews 50% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick (John Garfield) is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon...
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- Richard Wallace
- Mystery & Thriller
- John Garfield
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 Reviews. Tautly directed, this WWII noir-thriller stars John Garfield in a dramatically intense performance and Maureen O'Hara, cast against type. Full Review | Original...
Dec 5, 2010 · Richard Wallace's The Fallen Sparrow is very much an overlooked gem. One of a series of novels by Dorothy B. Hughes that were adapted for the screen during the hey-day of the film noir, The Fallen Sparrow is a demented psychological thriller….
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Oct 24, 2014 · A review of The Fallen Sparrow (1943) directed by Richard Wallace and starring John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, and Walter Slezak.
