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A baseball player fights Nazi spies at a carnival — 1941 knew how to party.
TMDB
90
IMDb
65

Mr. Dynamite (1941)

B-movie pulppatriotic cheesecarnival noir

Overview

Crime

A ball player takes his girlfriend to a carnival, only to discover a ring of saboteurs.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Lloyd Nolan's easygoing charm anchors the ridiculousness.

Production

Carnival atmosphere on a Poverty Row budget.

Best for:Solo: Perfect 63-minute B-picture for your lunch break.·Background: Great energy while folding laundry or doomscrolling.
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Director

John Rawlins

ReleasedMar 1, 1941
Runtime1h 3m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Universal Pictures

Top Cast

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Tommy N. Thornton ('Mr. Dynamite')

Irene Hervey

Irene Hervey

Vicki Martin

Ann Gillis

Ann Gillis

Joey aka Abigail

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

'The Professor'

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Gunman

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Detective

James C. Morton

James C. Morton

The Cop in the Alley

Cliff Nazarro

Cliff Nazarro

Doubletalker

Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

'Abdullah'

Rudolph Anders

Rudolph Anders

Frederick the Butler

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Released six months before Pearl Harbor, this was Universal cranking out 'preparedness' pictures to warm audiences toward intervention. The saboteurs aren't named Nazis, but come on — it's 1941.

Trivia

Director John Rawlins would later helm Sherlock Holmes films for Universal; this was his warm-up for bigger B-picture budgets.

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