Cry Wolf (1947 film)

Cry Wolf
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Godfrey
Screenplay byCatherine Turney
Based onCry Wolf
1945 novel
by Marjorie Carleton
Produced byHenry Blanke
StarringErrol Flynn
Barbara Stanwyck
Geraldine Brooks
CinematographyCarl E. Guthrie
Edited byFolmar Blangsted
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • 18 July 1947 (1947-07-18)[1]
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,461,000[2]
Box office$2 million (US rentals)[3] or $2,690,000[2]

Cry Wolf is a 1947 American mystery film noir directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck and Geraldine Brooks. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It is based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Marjorie Carleton.[4]

  1. ^ "RUSSELL TO STAR IN 'VELVET TOUCH': Sidney Greenstreet to Share Top Honors in Independent Artists' Production". New York Times. July 18, 1947. p. 21.
  2. ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 27 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  3. ^ "Top Grossers of 1947", Variety, 7 January 1948 p 63
  4. ^ Cry Wolf at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.