Earthbound
1940 | 67m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Irving Pichel |
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| Writer: | John Howard Lawson, Basil King, Samuel G. Engel |
| Staring: |
| A murdered man helps his widow bring his killer to justice. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 06, 1940 |
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| Director: | Irving Pichel |
| Writer: | John Howard Lawson, Basil King, Samuel G. Engel |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Mystery |
| Keywords | adultery, murder, trial, ghost |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Warner Baxter | Nick Desborough |
| Andrea Leeds | Ellen Besborough |
| Lynn Bari | Linda Reynolds |
| Elizabeth Patterson | Becky Tilden |
| Charley Grapewin | Mr. Whimser |
| Henry Wilcoxon | Jeffrey Reynolds |
| Russell Hicks | Prosecutor |
| Ian Wolfe | Amos Totten |
| Christian Rub | Etienne Almette |
| Pedro de Cordoba | Minister |
| Lester Sharpe | Detective |
| Reginald Sheffield | Defense Attorney |
| Eugene Borden | Court Attendant |
| Marcelle Corday | Louise - Linda's Maid |
| Jean Del Val | Train Dispatcher |
| William Edmunds | Chris |
| Diane Fisher | Toinette |
| Arno Frey | Maitre d'Hotel |
| Jean Houghton | Yvonne - Ellen's Maid |
| Bobby Larson | Edouard |
| Myra Marsh | Maid |
| Eric Mayne | Court Magistrate |
| Mira McKinney | Minor Role |
| Clark Morgan | Cafe Customer |
| Alberto Morin | Elevator Operator |
| Ruth Robinson | Blanche - Ellen's Maid |
| Gloria Roy | Attorney |
| Florence Shirley | Bertha - Gossip |
| Pierre Watkin | President of the Court |
| Lloyd Whitlock | Minor Role |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Irving Pichel | Director |
| John Howard Lawson | Writer |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Basil King | Story |
| Samuel G. Engel | Writer |
| Lucien N. Andriot | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sol M. Wurtzel | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Trending Position
I quite enjoyed this daft little crime caper. "Nick" (Warner Baxter) has been shot, stone dead as a dodo - and his pal "Jeff" (Henry Wilcoxon) looks set to swing for it. Thing is, he didn't do it. We know he didn't - he is just covering for someone, but whom? Well the spirit of "Nick" is determined ... to try and help, even if nobody can actually see or hear him - except "Whimser" (Charley Grapewin) who might have some clues that will turn him into the original "influencer"! Using some simple and effective visual effects, Irving Pichel now takes us on what is, admittedly, a rather procedural cat chases mouse affair using his widow "Ellen" (Andrea Leeds) to investigate and deliver the fairly obvious culprit before it's fry-day for "Jeff". It's only an hour and moves along quite amiably without remotely taxing your little grey cells.