Yankee Fakir is a 1947 American comedy mystery film directed and produced by W. Lee Wilder and written by Richard S. Conway from a story by Mindret Lord. The film stars Douglas Fowley, Joan Woodbury, Clem Bevans, Ransom M. Sherman, Frank Reicher and Marc Lawrence. The film was released on April 1, 1947, by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]

Yankee Fakir
Theatrical release poster
Directed byW. Lee Wilder
Screenplay byRichard S. Conway
Story byMindret Lord
Produced byW. Lee Wilder
StarringDouglas Fowley
Joan Woodbury
Clem Bevans
Ransom M. Sherman
Frank Reicher
Marc Lawrence
CinematographyRobert Pittack
Edited byJoseph B. Caplin
Music byAlexander Laszlo
Production
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W. Lee Wilder Productions
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • April 1, 1947 (1947-04-01)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Two peddlers, Mergatroyd Barthlomew "Yankee" Davis and Professor Newton, discover a smuggling operation in the fictional town of Mystic, Arizona. Border patrol officer Mason investigates, while his daughter Mary Mason runs a boarding house.

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Reception

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Variety wrote: "Modest budgeted comedy mystery. ... General production values are par with the mediocre scripting with nothing special to commend in either its thesping, direction or camera work. ... Fowley is adequate in the central role and gets okay comedy support from Ransom Sherman, his assistant in the pitchman routines. Clem Bevans, as a vagrant posing as a millionaire, also registers with a competent performance while Joan Woodbury, as the heart interest, is a nice looker, but not given much to do. Rest of the cast in stock parts do okay. Incidental song, 'Caught Like a Rat in a Trap,' is straight corn."[4]

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "There are a few amusing situations, but on the whole the film meanders slowly and rather pointlessly along. Direction fails to give any of the much-needed sparkle, and the acting cannot rise above the mediocre script."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Yankee Fakir (1947) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  2. ^ Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Yankee-Fakir - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  3. ^ "Yankee Fakir". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  4. ^ "Yankee Fakir". Variety. 166 (5): 16. 9 April 1947 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ "Yankee Fakir". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 14 (157): 160. 1 January 1947 – via ProQuest.
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