Risky Business (1939 film) - Misplaced Pages

1939 American film

Risky Business
Directed by	Arthur Lubin
Written by	Charles Grayson
Based on	story Okay America by William Anthony McGuire
Produced by	Burt Kelly
Starring	George Murphy Dorothea Kent
Cinematography	Stanley Cortez
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	3 March 1939 (1939-03-03)
Running time	65 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

Risky Business is a 1939 film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring George Murphy and Dorothea Kent.

Plot

Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl, Norma Jameson, who has been kidnapped.

Cast

George Murphy as Dan Clifford
Dorothea Kent as Mary Dexter
Eduardo Ciannelli as Philip Decarno
Leon Ames as Hinge Jackson
El Brendel as Axel
John Wray as Silas
Arthur Loft as Captain Wallace
Frances Robinson as Norma Jameson
Pierre Watkin as Abernathy
Grant Richards as Jack Norman
Charles Trowbridge as Henry Jameson
Mary Forbes as Mrs. Jameson

Production

The film was based on a story by William McGuire, Okay America, which had been filmed in 1932.

Arthur Lubin was attached to the project on 20 January 1939. George Murphy occasionally worked for Universal under one picture arrangements. Filming started January 30, 1939.

Reception

The New York Times said the film was not interesting and was "a risky entertainment." The Los Angeles Times said it had an "ingenious" story and "unusually good acting and direction."

References

Risky Business Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 6, Iss. 61, (Jan 1, 1939): 117.
RISKY BUSINESS (Universal-G.F.D.) Picture Show; London Vol. 42, Iss. 1068, (Oct 14, 1939): 19.
Vagg, Stephen (14 September 2019). "The Cinema of Arthur Lubin". Diabolique Magazine.
THE THEATRE: Life of a Columnist Wall Street Journal 14 Sep 1932: 3.
SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 21 Jan 1939: 19.
Hays Indicates Wider Scope in Film Themes: MacMurray With Cagney D'Artagnan Chosen O'Keefe to Be Starred Young Singer Signed Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 17 Jan 1939: 8.
THE SCREEN New York Times 23 Mar 1939: 31.
Ingenious Film Shown Los Angeles Times 8 Mar 1939: A10

External links

v t e Films directed by Arthur Lubin
A Successful Failure (1934) Great God Gold (1935) Honeymoon Limited (1935) Two Sinners (1935) Frisco Waterfront (1935) The House of a Thousand Candles (1936) Yellowstone (1936) Mysterious Crossing (1936) California Straight Ahead! (1937) I Cover the War! (1937) Idol of the Crowds (1937) Adventure's End (1937) Midnight Intruder (1938) The Beloved Brat (1938) Prison Break (1938) Secrets of a Nurse (1938) Risky Business (1939) Big Town Czar (1939) Mickey the Kid (1939) Call a Messenger (1939) The Big Guy (1939) Black Friday (1940) Gangs of Chicago (1940) Meet the Wildcat (1940) I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940) Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940) The San Francisco Docks (1940) Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) Buck Privates (1941) In the Navy (1941) Hold That Ghost (1941) Keep 'Em Flying (1941) Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) Eagle Squadron (1942) Keeping Fit (1942) (short) To the People of the United States (1943) (short) White Savage (1943) Phantom of the Opera (1943) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) Delightfully Dangerous (1945) The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946) Night in Paradise (1946) New Orleans (1947) Impact (1949) Francis (1950) Queen for a Day (1951) Francis Goes to the Races (1951) Rhubarb (1951) Francis Goes to West Point (1952) It Grows on Trees (1952) South Sea Woman (1953) Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) Star of India (1954) Francis Joins the WACS (1954) Footsteps in the Fog (1955) Francis in the Navy (1955) Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) Escapade in Japan (1957) The Thief of Baghdad (1961) The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) Hold On! (1966) Rain for a Dusty Summer (1971)

Films directed by Arthur Lubin

A Successful Failure (1934)
Great God Gold (1935)
Honeymoon Limited (1935)
Two Sinners (1935)
Frisco Waterfront (1935)
The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)
Yellowstone (1936)
Mysterious Crossing (1936)
California Straight Ahead! (1937)
I Cover the War! (1937)
Idol of the Crowds (1937)
Adventure's End (1937)
Midnight Intruder (1938)
The Beloved Brat (1938)
Prison Break (1938)
Secrets of a Nurse (1938)
Risky Business (1939)
Big Town Czar (1939)
Mickey the Kid (1939)
Call a Messenger (1939)
The Big Guy (1939)
Black Friday (1940)
Gangs of Chicago (1940)
Meet the Wildcat (1940)
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940)
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940)
The San Francisco Docks (1940)
Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)
Buck Privates (1941)
In the Navy (1941)
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
Eagle Squadron (1942)
Keeping Fit (1942) (short)
To the People of the United States (1943) (short)
White Savage (1943)
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
Night in Paradise (1946)
New Orleans (1947)
Impact (1949)
Francis (1950)
Queen for a Day (1951)
Francis Goes to the Races (1951)
Rhubarb (1951)
Francis Goes to West Point (1952)
It Grows on Trees (1952)
South Sea Woman (1953)
Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
Star of India (1954)
Francis Joins the WACS (1954)
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
Francis in the Navy (1955)
Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
Escapade in Japan (1957)
The Thief of Baghdad (1961)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
Hold On! (1966)
Rain for a Dusty Summer (1971)

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