Reporter Homer Smith accidentally draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied Convoys with robot-planes.Reporter Homer Smith accidentally draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied Convoys with robot-planes.Reporter Homer Smith accidentally draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied Convoys with robot-planes.
Eduardo Ciannelli
- Ahmed Ben Hassan
- (as Edward Ciannelli)
Louise Bates
- Mrs. Woodhue
- (uncredited)
Eugene Beday
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen Marcia Warren (Jeanette MacDonald), Homer, and Cleona go to the movie theater, there's a large portrait photo of Nelson Eddy on the back wall. Nelson Eddy co-starred with Jeanette McDonald in eight MGM musicals from 1935 to 1942.
- Quotes
Homer Smith: Have you ever been in San Francisco?
Marcia Warren: Yes, once with Gable and Tracy - and the joint fell apart!
- Crazy creditsdedication...opening card: To the authors of "spy" dramas -- those unsung heroes of the pen without whose inspiration international spies could not possibly be as clever as they are -- this picture is irreverently dedicated...
- ConnectionsEdited from Maytime (1937)
- SoundtracksCairo
(1942) (uncredited)
(also known as "The Moon Looks Down on Cairo")
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Played during the opening credits
Sung by Jeanette MacDonald (uncredited)
Reprised by her at the show, with a chorus
Played often as background music
Featured review
Robert Young vs. Waters and Wilson
This would be OK as a wartime musical, praying that ships get back to the harbours of Home. But Robert Young's character in infuriating. The gags, the pratfalls aren't funny, or they require the mindset of the Three Stooges. This is supposed to be an investigative reporter? Classy Jeanette MacDonald is supposed to fall for this goofball? But what saves the movie, as other have noted, is Ethel Waters. Sure, she's dressed as a maid until she gets to do a stage number. And Dooley Wilson, who watches that number, is dressed as an "A-rab." And of course there's nobody else they can pair up with. But they steal the show, and inspire even MacDonald to move her hips for a moment. Not Robert Young's character, still out of it.
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- Kairo
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- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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