| Man Alive | |
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| Directed by | Ray Enright |
| Written by | Edwin Blum |
| Story by |
John Tucker Battle Jerome Cady |
| Produced by | Robert Fellows |
| Starring |
Pat O'Brien Adolphe Menjou Ellen Drew Rudy Vallée |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Edited by | Marvin Coil |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $738,000 [2] |
Man Alive is a 1945 American romantic comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien, Adolphe Menjou, Ellen Drew and Rudy Vallée.
The successful businessman Michael O'Flaherty "Speed" McBride ( Pat O'Brien) is knocked out when a tramp he picked up drives his car into a river. Speed is rescued by a passing showboat. Meanwhile, the dead tramp is mistaken for Speed. Speed is eager to clear up the misidentification, but Kismet ( Adolphe Menjou), a member of the crew, talks him into postponing that revelation. Speed has revealed that he is having marital problems with his wife Connie ( Ellen Drew). Kismet convinces him to pretend to be a ghost to persuade Connie to get rid of a romantic rival, Gordon Tolliver ( Rudy Vallée), Connie's old admirer. Comic hijinks ensue, but in the end, Connie realizes she still loves Speed.
- Pat O'Brien as Michael O'Flaherty "Speed" McBride
- Adolphe Menjou as Kismet
- Ellen Drew as Connie McBride
- Rudy Vallée as Gordon Tolliver
- Fortunio Bonanova as Prof. Zorado
- Joseph Crehan as Dr. James P. Whitney
- Jonathan Hale as Osborne
- Minna Gombell as Aunt Sophie
- Jason Robards, Sr. as Henry Fletcher (as Jason Robards)
- Jack Norton as Willie the Wino
- Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer as Ignatius
- ^ "Man Alive: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p206
- Man Alive at IMDb
- Man Alive at AllMovie
- Man Alive at the TCM Movie Database
- Man Alive at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Review of film at Variety
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| Man Alive | |
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| Directed by | Ray Enright |
| Written by | Edwin Blum |
| Story by |
John Tucker Battle Jerome Cady |
| Produced by | Robert Fellows |
| Starring |
Pat O'Brien Adolphe Menjou Ellen Drew Rudy Vallée |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Edited by | Marvin Coil |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $738,000 [2] |
Man Alive is a 1945 American romantic comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien, Adolphe Menjou, Ellen Drew and Rudy Vallée.
The successful businessman Michael O'Flaherty "Speed" McBride ( Pat O'Brien) is knocked out when a tramp he picked up drives his car into a river. Speed is rescued by a passing showboat. Meanwhile, the dead tramp is mistaken for Speed. Speed is eager to clear up the misidentification, but Kismet ( Adolphe Menjou), a member of the crew, talks him into postponing that revelation. Speed has revealed that he is having marital problems with his wife Connie ( Ellen Drew). Kismet convinces him to pretend to be a ghost to persuade Connie to get rid of a romantic rival, Gordon Tolliver ( Rudy Vallée), Connie's old admirer. Comic hijinks ensue, but in the end, Connie realizes she still loves Speed.
- Pat O'Brien as Michael O'Flaherty "Speed" McBride
- Adolphe Menjou as Kismet
- Ellen Drew as Connie McBride
- Rudy Vallée as Gordon Tolliver
- Fortunio Bonanova as Prof. Zorado
- Joseph Crehan as Dr. James P. Whitney
- Jonathan Hale as Osborne
- Minna Gombell as Aunt Sophie
- Jason Robards, Sr. as Henry Fletcher (as Jason Robards)
- Jack Norton as Willie the Wino
- Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer as Ignatius
- ^ "Man Alive: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p206
- Man Alive at IMDb
- Man Alive at AllMovie
- Man Alive at the TCM Movie Database
- Man Alive at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Review of film at Variety
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