Rise and Shine is a 1941 American comedy crime film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Jack Oakie, George Murphy and Linda Darnell.[1] It was produced and distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. It is inspired by the 1933 autobiography My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber.

Rise and Shine
Directed byAllan Dwan
Written byHerman J. Mankiewicz
Based onMy Life and Hard Times
by James Thurber
Produced byMark Hellinger
Starring
CinematographyEdward Cronjager
Edited byAllen McNeil
Music by
Production
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Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox
Release date
  • November 21, 1941 (1941-11-21)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Gambling interests plan to kidnap star college football player Boley Bolenciecwcz to prevent him playing in a big game on which they have backed the other side.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Davis p.66

Bibliography

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  • Davis, Ronald L. Hollywood Beauty: Linda Darnell and the American Dream. University of Oklahoma Press, 2014.
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