A Yank in Libya
| A Yank in Libya | |
|---|---|
A.S.C. | |
| Edited by | L. R. Brown |
| Music by | Lee Zahler (musical director) |
Production companies | An M and H Production |
| Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Yank in Libya is a 1942 American
Parkyarkarkus and Joan Woodbury.[1]
The film depicts a planned
uprising in Libya. An American correspondent and a British intelligence agent are aware of the scheme, and they try to flee from the camp of a pro-British sheikh
who has been targeted for assassination by the conspirators.
Plot
American correspondent Mike Malone uncovers a Nazi plot for an
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
- Joan Woodbury as Nancy Brooks
- Parkyarkarkusas Benny Sykes
- Duncan Renaldo as Shiek David
- George Lewisas Shiek Ibrahim
- William Vaughnas Yussof Streyer
- Howard Banks as Phillip Graham
- Amarilla Morris as Haditha
References
- ^ Casaregola p.24
Bibliography
- Casaregola, Vincent. Theaters of War: America’s Perceptions of World War II. Springer, 2009.
External links
- A Yank in Libya at IMDb
- A Yank in Libya is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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