Perilous Holiday

Perilous Holiday
Perilous Holiday
Directed by	Edward H. Griffith
Screenplay by	Roy Chanslor
Based on	Robert Carson; (Colliers Magazine Serial)
Produced by	Phil L. Ryan
Starring	Pat O'Brien; Ruth Warrick
Cinematography	Charles Lawton Jr.; (as Charles Lawton)
Edited by	Viola Lawrence
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Production; company	Phil L. Ryan Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 21, 1946;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Perilous Holiday is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Pat O'Brien and Ruth Warrick.^[1] The screenplay concerns a woman newspaper reporter who is on the trail of a smuggling ring operating out of Mexico.

Plot[]

Patrick Nevil makes the casual acquaintance of fellow American Agnes Stuart while on vacation in Mexico City. What Stuart doesn't know is that Nevil is a treasury agent, out to get expatriate counterfeiters Dr. Lilley and George Richards. What Nevil doesn't know is that Stuart is also out to get Lilley, whom she holds responsible for her father's death.

Cast[]

Pat O'Brien as Patrick Nevil
Ruth Warrick as Agnes Stuart
Alan Hale, Sr. as Dr. Lilley
Edgar Buchanan as George Richards
Audrey Long as Audrey Latham
Willard Robertson as Graeme
Eduardo Ciannelli as Señor Aguirre
Minna Gombell as Mrs. Latham
Eddie Le Baron as Himself - Continental Orchestra Leader

References[]

^ Stephens p.276

Bibliography[]

Stephens, Michael L. Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary. McFarland, 1998.

External links[]

Perilous Holiday at IMDb

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[1] Stephens p.276

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