Free for All (film)
| Free for All | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Barton |
| Written by | Robert Buckner Herbert Clyde Lewis (story) |
| Produced by | Robert Buckner |
| Starring | Robert Cummings Ann Blyth Percy Kilbride |
| Cinematography | George Robinson |
| Edited by | Ralph Dawson |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Free for All is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Robert Cummings, Ann Blyth and Percy Kilbride.[1]
Synopsis
A young man invents a pill that can turn water into gasoline. While staying in Washington to register his patent, he falls in love with his host's daughter. However, she works for a major oil company and after she lets slip to her employers about the magical new formula, they desperately try to get their hands on it.
Main cast
- Robert Cummings as Christopher Parker
- Ann Blyth as Alva Abbott
- Percy Kilbride as Henry J. Abbott
- Ray Collins as A.B. Blair
- Donald Woods as Roger Abernathy
- Mikhail Rasumny as Dr. Axel Torgelson
- Percy Helton as Joe Hershey
- Harry Antrim as Mr. Whiting
- Wallis Clark as Mr. Van Alstyne
- Frank Ferguson as Hap Ross
- Dooley Wilson as Aristotle
- Russell Simpson as Farmer
- Lester Matthews as Mr. Aberson
- Murray Alper as McGuinness
- Bill Walker as Herbert
- Kenneth Tobey as Pilot
- Harris Brown as Colonel
- Willard Waterman as Commander H.C. Christie
References
- ^ Goble p.770
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
- Free for All at IMDb
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