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Risky Business (1939 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Risky Business' is a 1939 film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring George Murphy and Dorothea Kent.Risky Business Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 6, Iss. 61, (Jan 1, 1939): 117.RISKY BUSINESS (Universal-G.F.D.)
Picture Show; London Vol. 42, Iss. 1068, (Oct 14, 1939): 19.
Plot
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl, Norma Jameson, who has been kidnapped.
Cast
*George Murphy as Dan Clifford
*Dorothea Kent as Mary Dexter
*Eduardo Ciannelli as Philip Decarno
*Leon Ames as Hinge Jackson
*El Brendel as Axel
*John Wray as Silas
*Arthur Loft as Captain Wallace
*Frances Robinson as Norma Jameson
*Pierre Watkin as Abernathy
*Grant Richards as Jack Norman
*Charles Trowbridge as Henry Jameson
*Mary Forbes as Mrs. Jameson
Production
The film was based on a story by William McGuire, 'Okay America', which had been filmed in 1932.THE THEATRE: Life of a Columnist
Wall Street Journal 14 Sep 1932: 3.
Arthur Lubin was attached to the project on 20 January 1939.SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 21 Jan 1939: 19. George Murphy occasionally worked for Universal under one picture arrangements. Filming started January 30, 1939.Hays Indicates Wider Scope in Film Themes: MacMurray With Cagney D'Artagnan Chosen O'Keefe to Be Starred Young Singer Signed
Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 17 Jan 1939: 8.
Reception
The 'New York Times' said the film was not interesting and was "a risky entertainment."THE SCREEN New York Times 23 Mar 1939: 31. The 'Los Angeles Times' said it had an "ingenious" story and "unusually good acting and direction."Ingenious Film Shown
Los Angeles Times 8 Mar 1939: A10
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