| The Fallen Sparrow | |
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| Directed by | Richard Wallace |
| Screenplay by | Warren Duff |
| Based on | The Fallen Sparrow 1942 novel by Dorothy B. Hughes |
| Produced by | Robert Fellows |
| Starring | John Garfield Maureen O'Hara Walter Slezak Patricia Morison |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Edited by | Robert Wise |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.5 million (US rentals) |
The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 American spy film noir starring John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Patricia Morison, and Walter Slezak.[1][2] It is based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes. Nazi spies pursue an American, John "Kit" McKittrick, a Spanish Civil War veteran in possession of a priceless keepsake, who returns home to find out who murdered his friend. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.
- ^ Variety film review; August 18, 1943, p. 10.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; August 21, 1943, p. 134.