Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. Edward Sutherland
Screenplay byFred Niblo Jr.
Based onNine Lives Are Not Enough
by Jerome Odlum
Produced byBryan Foy
StarringRonald Reagan
Joan Perry
James Gleason
Faye Emerson
CinematographyTed D. McCord
Edited byDoug Gould
Music byWilliam Lava
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • September 20, 1941 (1941-09-20)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Nine Lives Are Not Enough is a 1941 American comedy mystery film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Ronald Reagan, Joan Perry and James Gleason.[1] The film was produced and released by Warner Bros.[2][3] It is based on the 1940 novel Nine Lives Are Not Enough by Jerome Odlum.[4]

Plot

A reporter tries to solve a series of boarding house murders. The dramatic main plot murder action is intermixed with farce and slapstick comedic elements.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Fetrow p.343
  2. ^ "Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  3. ^ "Nine Lives Are Not Enough". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  4. ^ Vaughn p.255

Bibliography

  • Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
  • Vaughn, Stephen. Ronald Reagan in Hollywood: Movies and Politics. Cambridge University Press, 1994.


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