Pacific Blackout

Pacific Blackout

76 mins | Thriller, Romance, Mystery | Dec. 31, 1941

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper (Robert Preston) escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring. Completed shortly before America entered WW2.

Pacific Blackout

76 mins | Thriller, Romance, Mystery | Dec. 31, 1941

Pacific Blackout
Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper (Robert Preston) escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring. Completed shortly before America entered WW2.
Producers Paramount
Original title Pacific Blackout
Directors Ralph Murphy
Writers W.P. Lipscomb, Lester Cole, Franz Schulz, Curt Siodmak

Cast

Robert Preston

as Robert Draper

Martha O'Driscoll

as Mary Jones

Philip Merivale

as John Runnell

Eva Gabor

as Marie Duval

Louis Jean Heydt

as Harold Kermin

Thurston Hall

as Williams

Mary Treen

as Irene

J. Edward Bromberg

as Pickpocket

Spencer Charters

as Cornelius

Cy Kendall

as Hotel Clerk

Russell Hicks

as Commanding Officer

Paul Stanton

as Judge

Clem Bevans

as Midas Plant Night-Watchman

Robert Emmett Keane

as Defense Attorney

Edwin Maxwell

as District attorney

Rod Cameron

as Pilot

Margaret Armstrong

as Telephone Operator Supervisor

Sam Ash

as Official Announcer

Warren Ashe

as Officious Doctor

Monte Blue

as Colonel

Stanley Blystone

as Sergeant

Wade Boteler

as Cop

William Cabanne

as Radio Operator

Jack Chapin

as Corporal

Wallis Clark

as Pompous Doctor

Kernan Cripps

as Suspicious Cafe Cop

Laurie Douglas

as Girl

Ralph Dunn

as Cop

Edward Earle

as Army Major

Jack Egan

as Interne

George Eldredge

as Police Dispatcher

Jim Farley

as Cop

Betty Farrington

as Dance Club Woman

Martin Faust

as Announcer

Julia Faye

as Dance Club Woman

Bess Flowers

as Cascade Club Dancer

Bud Geary

as Air Raid Warden

Chuck Hamilton

as Air Raid Warden

John Hamilton

as Police Captain

Harry Harvey Jr.

as Kid at Bomb

Edward Hearn

as Sergeant

Len Hendry

as Sentry

Al Hill

as Cop #2 in Cafe

Robert Homans

as Police Desk Sergeant

Arthur Stuart Hull

as Co-Pilot

Gladden James

as Clerk

Eddie Kane

as Headwaiter

John Kellogg

as Bombardier Sergeant

Fred Kelsey

as Cop

Louise La Planche

as Salesgirl

Nora Lane

as Nurse in Bomb Shelter

Peter Leeds

as Air Raid Warden

George Lloyd

as Cop

Jack Luden

as Engineer

George Magrill

as Soldier

Sammy McKim

as Kid at Bomb

Patrick McVey

as Police Radio Operator

Paul McVey

as Civil Defense Official

George Melford

as Banker in Park

Howard M. Mitchell

as Bailiff

Frank Moran

as Companion of Injured Criminal in Black Maria

Jack Norton

as Drunk

Frank O'Connor

as Fire Chief

Ted Oliver

as Sergeant

Edward Peil Sr.

as Air Raid Warden

Jessie Perry

as Woman in Park

Ralph Peters

as Soldier

Lee Phelps

as Cop

Rose Plumer

as Woman in Street

Jack Randall

as Interne

Rebel Randall

as Civil Defense Girl on Truck

Keith Richards

as Interne

Jack Roberts

as Minor Executive at Defense Headquarters

Henry Roquemore

as Businessman

Dick Rush

as Cop

Fred Santley

as Injured Prisoner

Francis Sayles

as Court Clerk

John Sheehan

as Sergeant

Lee Shumway

as Cop

Walter Shumway

as Bomb Shelter Official

Eleanor Stewart

as Secretary

Harry Strang

as Gas Officer

George Turner

as Soldier

Archie Twitchell

as Suspicious Cafe Waiter

Frank Wayne

as Military Police Sergeant

Richard Webb

as Interne

Gloria Williams

as Dance Club Woman

Robert Winkler

as Kid at Bomb

Arthur Yeoman

as Prison Wagon Driver