Take It or Leave It (1944 film)

Take It or Leave It
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Benjamin Stoloff
Produced by Bryan Foy
Screenplay by Mac Benoff
Harold Buchman
Snag Werris
Starring Phil Baker
Edward Ryan
Madge Meredith
Stanley Prager
Roy Gordon
Nana Bryant
Music by Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography Joseph LaShelle
Edited by Harry Reynolds
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 17, 1944 (1944-07-17)
Running time
 70 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1.1 million[1]

Take It or Leave It is a 1944 American drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Mac Benoff, Harold Buchman and Snag Werris. The film stars Phil Baker, Edward Ryan, Madge Meredith, Stanley Prager, Roy Gordon and Nana Bryant.[2][3][4] The film was released on July 7, 1944, by 20th Century Fox.

Premise

Eddie Collins (Ryan), needing $1,000 to pay his wife's obstetrician, appears om the popular radio quiz show Take It or Leave It with host Phil Baker (as himself) in an attempt to win the money, its top prize having been increased from the usual $64. His chosen category is "Films", thus serving as a backdrop for clips from countless other 20th Century Fox features to be shown.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 220
  2. ↑ "Take It or Leave It (1944) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Sandra Brennan. "Take It or Leave It (1944) - Benjamin Stoloff - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Take It or Leave It". afi.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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