Man Alive

1945
1h 10m

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Pat O'Brien, Ellen Drew, and Adolphe Menjou in Man Alive (1945)

Michael McBride is declared dead after a car accident leaving his wife Connie grief stricken. When he reappears he has difficulty convincing people it's him due to the interference of Tolliv... Read allMichael McBride is declared dead after a car accident leaving his wife Connie grief stricken. When he reappears he has difficulty convincing people it's him due to the interference of Tolliver and a young Ignatius claiming to be his son.Michael McBride is declared dead after a car accident leaving his wife Connie grief stricken. When he reappears he has difficulty convincing people it's him due to the interference of Tolliver and a young Ignatius claiming to be his son.

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Pat O'Brien

Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride

Adolphe Menjou

Kismet

Ellen Drew

Connie McBride

Rudy Vallee

Gordon Tolliver

Fortunio Bonanova

Prof. Zorado

Joseph Crehan

Dr. James P. Whitney

Jonathan Hale

Osborne

Minna Gombell

Aunt Sophie

Jason Robards Sr.

Henry Fletcher
(as Jason Robards)

Jack Norton

Willie the Wino

Gertrude Astor

Madam Zorada
(uncredited)

Bill Beauman

Beard
(uncredited)

Harry Brown

Show Boat Character
(uncredited)

Robert Clarke

Cabby
(uncredited)

Carol Coombs

Angel
(uncredited)

Myrna Dell

River Boat Captain's Daughter
(uncredited)

Donn Gift

Messenger Boy
(uncredited)

Robert Homans

Uncle Barney
(uncredited)

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- Ray Enright
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Trivia
According to a contemporary article in The Hollywood Reporter, the riverboat set was specifically built for this film and was the first permanent set of its kind.

Goofs
When Steve slams the hatch on Kismet, there is a newspaper laying on the deck beside the hatch. In the next, closer shot, when Kismet opens the hatch, the newspaper has moved to the corner of said hatch.

Connections
Referenced in Nocturne (1946)

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8/10

A Fun Comedy

There were only a very few that gave a review of this film. With the exception of 1 or 2 reviews; the rest were very negative about this film. Not all films need to be serious dramas. Within the comedy genre there are degrees of comedy. For me I generally don't seek out comedies at all. However, merely by accident I saw this movie and stopped to watch it and was not disappointed. Pat O'Brien and Adolphe Menjou, and even Ellen Drew did a fine job with a film that was just merely for fun. For this the cast did deliver.

A few reviews thought and were disappointed because O'Brien was not playing the role of a cop, etc. An actor is an actor and for the most part do not want to be locked in to a certain genre. In this film he was young enough to play this kind a role. If you are looking for a few laughs and some fine acting check this film out I don't think you will be disappointed.