Busses Roar
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| Directed by | D. Ross Lederman[1] |
| Written by | George Bilson (screenplay) Anthony Coldeway (story and screenplay) |
| Starring | Richard Travis Julie Bishop Charles Drake Eleanor Parker |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
| Edited by | James Gibbon |
| Music by | Howard Jackson William Lava |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Busses Roar is a 1942 film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Richard Travis and Julie Bishop.
Plot
[edit]A bungling saboteur attempts to place a bomb on board a bus so that it will explode as the bus passes by some oil wells.[2] The plot is foiled, but not by the authorities.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Richard Travis as Sergeant Ryan
- Julie Bishop as Reba Richards
- Charles Drake as Eddie Sloan
- Eleanor Parker as Norma[4]
- Elisabeth Fraser as Betty
- Richard Fraser as Dick Remick
- Peter Whitney as Frederick Hoff
- Frank Wilcox as Detective Quinn
- Willie Best as Sunshine
- Rex Williams as Jerry Silva
- Harry Lewis as Danny
- Bill Kennedy as The Moocher
- George Meeker as Nick Stoddard
- Vera Lewis as Mrs. Dipper
- Harry C. Bradley as Henry Dipper
- Lottie Williams as First Old Maid
- Leah Baird as Second Old Maid
- Chester Gan as Yamanito
- Henry Blair as Billy[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Daniel Bubbeo (15 October 2001). The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies, with Filmographies for Each. McFarland. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-0-7864-6236-0.
- ^ Pryor, Thomas M."Movie Review: At the Palace". New York Times.
- ^ Walter L. Hixson (2003). The American Experience in World War II: The United States and the road to war in Europe. Taylor & Francis. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-0-415-94029-0.
- ^ Doug McClelland (1 January 2003). Eleanor Parker: Woman of a Thousand Faces. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 195–. ISBN 978-0-8108-4836-8.
- ^ McClelland, Doug (2003). Eleanor Parker: Woman of a Thousand Faces. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press. p. 29. ISBN 0-8108-2242-3.
External links
[edit]- Busses Roar at IMDb
- Busses Roar at AllMovie
- Busses Roar at the TCM Movie Database
- Busses Roar at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films