I'll Wait for You (film)

1941 film directed by Robert B. Sinclair

May 16, 1941 (1941-05-16)

Running time

73 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

I'll Wait for You is a 1941 American drama film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Guy Trosper. The film stars Robert Sterling, Marsha Hunt, Virginia Weidler, Paul Kelly, Fay Holden and Henry Travers. A re-make of the 1934 film Hide-Out, it was released on May 16, 1941, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Injured while escaping from two detectives who have apprehended him, womanizing gangster Jack Wilson hides out in the country with the Millers, a kind, trustworthy farm family who are unaware of his identity. As Jack slowly warms to the Millers and life on the farm, he falls in love with beautiful Pauline and determines to change his ways and pay for his past.

Cast

Robert Sterling as Jonathan 'Jack' / 'Lucky' Wilson
Marsha Hunt as Pauline Miller
Virginia Weidler as Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Miller
Paul Kelly as Police Lieutenant 'Mac' McFarley
Fay Holden as Mrs. Miller
Henry Travers as Mr. Miller
Don Costello as Police Sergeant Brent
Carol Hughes as Sally Travers
Reed Hadley as Tony Berolli
Ben Welden as Dr. Anderson
Theodore von Eltz as Cassell
Leon Belasco as Mr. Lapagos
Mitchell Lewis as Alfred 'Al'
Joe Yule as Little 'Butch'
Eddie Hart as Joseph 'Joe'
Jerry Jerome as Pete
Steve Darrell as Napkin Counter
William Tannen as Driver

References

^ "I'll Wait for You (1941) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^ "I'll Wait For You". TV Guide. Retrieved 29 November 2014.