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Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon returning to America, McKittrick hears that a friend has committed suicide, and he begins to smell a rat. During his investigation, McKittrick questions three beautiful women, one of whom has a tie to his refugee past.
Summaries. In 1940, an American former Republican prisoner during the Spanish Civil War, John McKittrick, is determined to find the killer of NYPD Lieutenant Louie Lepetino, who had helped him escape. November, 1940. The son of a retired NYPD officer, John McKittrick - Kit to his friends - who has been in convalescence on an Arizona ranch after ...
The Fallen Sparrow was edited by Robert Wise, just one year before becoming a film director himself and going on to win Oscars for such classics as West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). Producer: Robert M. Fellows Director: Richard Wallac ...
The Fallen Sparrow gives us John Garfield as “Kit” McKittrick, a restless son of New York society who wouldn’t seem out of place in the For Whom the Bell Tolls extended universe. The year is 1940, and with America not yet at war with Germany, anyone itching to join the fight has to get creative. For the adventurous Kit, this means ...
The Fallen Sparrow is a wonderful thriller that leaves the viewer guessing right up to the final minutes. John Garfield returns to the US after having escaped from a Franco concentration camp where he was tortured and drugged. Despite being home, he is not free. Psychological warfare, drugs, sadistic murders and beautiful women. All the ingredients for a top film.
1. Sept. 2016 · Richard Wallace – The Fallen Sparrow (1943) admin September 1, 2016. 3 2,017. Synopsis: A former Spanish Civil War prisoner, John McKittrick arrives in New York to find the truth behind the death of his friend Louie Lepetino. He finds himself being chased by Nazi agents who want an item he has brought back from Spain and cannot give up.
The Fallen Sparrow is a hard-boiled murder mystery adapted from a novel of the same title by Dorothy B. Hughes, the author whose work provided a more memorable film noir classic, In a Lonely Place (1950). Even though the plot is so vague and convoluted that it makes your head spin trying to keep up with it, the film has no difficulty holding the viewer's attention, thanks mainly to the ...
