Pacific Blackout

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Pacific Blackout

"Anything and everything can---and does happen---in the most timely drama you have ever thrilled to!"

1941

1h 16m

6.3(3 votes)

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

Drama

Overview

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring. Completed shortly before America entered WW2.

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91 members

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Robert Preston

Robert Draper

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Martha O'Driscoll

Mary Jones

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Philip Merivale

John Runnell

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Eva Gabor

Marie Duval

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Louis Jean Heydt

Harold Kermin

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Thurston Hall

Williams

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Mary Treen

Irene

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J. Edward Bromberg

Pickpocket

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Spencer Charters

Cornelius

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Cy Kendall

Hotel Clerk

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Russell Hicks

Commanding Officer

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Paul Stanton

Judge

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Clem Bevans

Midas Plant Night-Watchman

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Robert Emmett Keane

Defense Attorney

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Edwin Maxwell

District attorney

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Rod Cameron

Pilot

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Margaret Armstrong

Telephone Operator Supervisor

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Sam Ash

Official Announcer

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Warren Ashe

Officious Doctor

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John Banner

Unknown Role

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Monte Blue

Colonel

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Stanley Blystone

Sergeant

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Wade Boteler

Cop

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William Cabanne

Radio Operator

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Jack Chapin

Corporal

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Wallis Clark

Pompous Doctor

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Kernan Cripps

Suspicious Cafe Cop

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Laurie Douglas

Girl

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Ralph Dunn

Cop

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Edward Earle

Army Major

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Jack Egan

Interne

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George Eldredge

Police Dispatcher

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Jim Farley

Cop

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Betty Farrington

Dance Club Woman

No Image

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Martin Faust

Announcer

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Julia Faye

Dance Club Woman

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Bess Flowers

Cascade Club Dancer

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Bud Geary

Air Raid Warden

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Chuck Hamilton

Air Raid Warden

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John Hamilton

Police Captain

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Harry Harvey Jr.

Kid at Bomb

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Edward Hearn

Sergeant

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Len Hendry

Sentry

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Al Hill

Cop #2 in Cafe

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Robert Homans

Police Desk Sergeant

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Arthur Stuart Hull

Co-Pilot

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Gladden James

Clerk

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Eddie Kane

Headwaiter

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John Kellogg

Bombardier Sergeant

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Fred Kelsey

Cop

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Louise La Planche

Salesgirl

No Image

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Nora Lane

Nurse in Bomb Shelter

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Peter Leeds

Air Raid Warden

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George Lloyd

Cop

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Jack Luden

Engineer

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George Magrill

Soldier

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Charles McAvoy

Cop

No Image

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Sammy McKim

Kid at Bomb

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Patrick McVey

Police Radio Operator

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Paul McVey

Civil Defense Official

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George Melford

Banker in Park

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Howard M. Mitchell

Bailiff

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Frank Moran

Companion of Injured Criminal in Black Maria

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Jack Norton

Drunk

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Frank O'Connor

Fire Chief

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Ted Oliver

Sergeant

No Image

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Edward Peil Sr.

Air Raid Warden

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Jessie Perry

Woman in Park

No Image

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Ralph Peters

Soldier

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Lee Phelps

Cop

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Rose Plumer

Woman in Street

No Image

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Jack Randall

Interne

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Rebel Randall

Civil Defense Girl on Truck

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Keith Richards

Interne

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Jack Roberts

Minor Executive at Defense Headquarters

No Image

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Henry Roquemore

Businessman

No Image

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Dick Rush

Cop

No Image

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Fred Santley

Injured Prisoner

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Francis Sayles

Court Clerk

No Image

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John Sheehan

Sergeant

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Lee Shumway

Cop

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Walter Shumway

Bomb Shelter Official

No Image

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Eleanor Stewart

Secretary

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Harry Strang

Gas Officer

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George Turner

Soldier

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Archie Twitchell

Suspicious Cafe Waiter

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Frank Wayne

Military Police Sergeant

No Image

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Richard Webb

Interne

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Gloria Williams

Dance Club Woman

No Image

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Robert Winkler

Kid at Bomb

No Image

Acting

Arthur Yeoman

Prison Wagon Driver

No Image

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