A Yank in Libya
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A Yank in Libya
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PRC's A Yank in Libya is distinguished by some of the oldest, grainiest stock footage ever seen in a mid-1940s film. Once past this aesthetic obstacle, however, the film isn't too bad. Walter Woolf King heads the cast as American war correspondent Mike Malone, on assignment in a papier-mache facsimile of Libya. Malone helps to squash a Nazi scheme to attack a British garrison, earning the everlasting gratitude of heroine Nancy Brooks (Joan Woodbury) and British consol Herbert Forbes (H. B. Warner). Reasonably amusing comedy relief is provided by radio dialectician Parkayarkus, aka Harry Einstein (the father of present-day comic actors Albert Brooks and Bob Einstein). ~ Hal Erickson, RoviCast
- H.B. Warner - Herbert Forbes
- Walter Woolf King - Mike Malone
- Joan Woodbury - Nancy Brooks
- Parkyakarkus [Harry Einstein] - Benny Sykes
- Duncan Renaldo - Sheik David
Credit
Albert Herman - Director, L.R. Brown - Editor, Lee Zahler - Musical Direction/Supervision, Eddie Linden - Cinematographer, George M. Merrick - Producer, Sherman Lowe - Screenwriter, Arthur St. Claire - Screenwriter, Arthur St. Claire - Short Story Author| A Yank in Korea (1951 Film), A Yank in Indo-China (1952 Film) | |
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A Yank in Libya
| A Yank in Libya | |
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| Directed by | Albert Herman |
| Produced by | Leon Fromkess (executive producer) George M. Merrick (producer) |
| Written by | Arthur St. Claire Sherman L. Lowe |
| Starring | H.B. Warner |
| Cinematography | Edward Linden |
| Editing by | Leete Renick Brown |
| Release date(s) | 24 July 1942 |
| Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Yank in Libya is a 1942 American film directed by Albert Herman.
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Plot summary
American correspondent Mike Malone uncovers a Nazi plot for an uprising of the Arab tribes in Libya. Pursued by Sheik David and his men, Mike takes refuge in the suite of Nancy Brooks, who is in the British Intelligence. He asks her to hide a gun and escapes through a window. Reporting the affair to British Consul Herbert Forbes, the latter tries to discourage him from further investigation, as the British are aware of the plot and are planning on staging a coup. He goes with Mike to Nancy's apartment, and she denies having ever seen him before. Sheik Ibrahim, next in command of the Arab tribe to Sheik David, is plotting with Nazi agent Yussof Streyer to kill David who is friendly with the British. Mike and Nancy have gone to David's camp, escape from Ibrahim's henchmen, and get back to El Moktar before the Arabs attack the garrison.
Cast
- H.B. Warner as Herbert Forbes
- Walter Woolf King as Mike Malone
- Harry Parke as "Parky" Parkyarkarkus
- Joan Woodbury as Nancy Brooks-Graham
- Duncan Renaldo as Sheik David
- George J. Lewis as Sheik Ibrahim
- Wilhelm von Brincken as Yussof Streyer
- Howard Banks as Phillip Graham
- Amarilla Morris as Haditha the Dancer
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