Reno (1939)
All he had to thank Reno for was lovely Jessie Gibbs...And now he was losing her!
A divorce lawyer prospers as a gambling tycoon.
- Date of release
- 1939-12-01
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John Farrow
Casting
- Richard Dix — William Shayne
- Gail Patrick — Jessie Gibbs
- Anita Louise — Mrs. Joanne Ryder
- Paul Cavanagh — John R. Banton
- Laura Hope Crews — Mrs. Gardner
- Louis Jean Heydt — Judge Jimmy Howard
- Hobart Cavanaugh — Abe Compass
- Charles Halton — Augustus Welch
- Astrid Allwyn — Flora McKenzie
- Joyce Compton — Bonnie Newcomb
- Frank Faylen — J. Hezmer Briggs
- William Haade — George Fields
Interesting facts
Reno is a 1939 American drama film directed by John Farrow and starring Richard Dix, Gail Patrick and Anita Louise.
Production
The film was based on a story by Ellis St Joseph which RKO bought in December 1938. Robert Sisk was assigned to be the producer
By May 1939 John Twist was writing the script and Richard Dix to star. It was Dix's first film under a new long-term contract with RKO, where the actor had some of his greatest successes, notably Cimarron.
John Farrow was assigned to direct in July 1939. Filming started August 1939.
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