Cairo
There's never been a pyramid scheme like this!
1942 | 101m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | W.S. Van Dyke |
|---|---|
| Writer: | John McClain |
| Staring: |
| Reporter Homer Smith accidently draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied Conwoys with robot-planes. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Director: | W.S. Van Dyke |
| Writer: | John McClain |
| Genres: | Drama, Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | cairo, musical, espionage, reporter |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,197,000
Budget: $924,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeanette MacDonald | Marcia Warren |
| Robert Young | Homer Smith, aka Juniper Jones |
| Ethel Waters | Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid |
| Reginald Owen | Philo Cobson |
| Grant Mitchell | Mr. O.H.P. Boggs |
| Lionel Atwill | Teutonic Gentleman |
| Eduardo Ciannelli | Ahmed Ben Hassan (as Edward Ciannelli) |
| Mitchell Lewis | Ludwig |
| Dooley Wilson | Hector |
| Cecil Cunningham | Mme. Laruga |
| Mona Barrie | Mrs. Morrison |
| Rhys Williams | Strange man |
| Dennis Hoey | Colonel Woodhue |
| Larry Nunn | Bernie |
| Bert Roach | Sleepy man (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Dalya | Female Theatre Attendant (uncredited) |
| Demetris Emanuel | Italian officer (uncredited) |
| Jay Novello | Italian officer (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | Ship Captain (uncredited) |
| Lorin Raker | Worried man (uncredited) |
| Dan Seymour | Doorman at movie theater (uncredited) |
| Guy Kingsford | Squadron Leader (uncredited) |
| William Tannen | Mechanic at the pyramid (uncredited) |
| Kanza Omar | Theater cashier (uncredited) |
| Jack Vlaskin | Tumbler at bazaar (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John McClain | Screenplay |
| Ray June | Director of Photography |
| Richard Pefferle | Art Department Assistant |
| James E. Newcom | Editor |
| Robert Kalloch | Costume Design |
| W.S. Van Dyke | Director |
| Herbert Stothart | Music |
| Douglas Shearer | Sound Director |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Department Assistant |
| Edwin B. Willis | Decorator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Producer |
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