---
title: 'Five Came Back (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Farrow'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 75
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/five-came-back-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031314/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Five Came Back (1939)

1939 · 75 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Five Came Back is a 1939 American black-and-white melodrama from RKO Radio Pictures produced by Robert Sisk, directed by John Farrow, written by Jerry Cady, Dalton Trumbo, and Nathanael West, and starring Chester Morris and Lucille Ball. The film was photographed by cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca. Although considered a B movie, the positive notices received by Ball helped launch her career as an A-list actress. Five Came Back is considered a precursor of the disaster film genre. The supporting cast features Wendy Barrie, John Carradine, C. Aubrey Smith, Kent Taylor, and Patric Knowles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Farrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-farrow)
- **Screenplay:** [Dalton Trumbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dalton-trumbo), [Nathanael West](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathanael-west)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)

## Cast

- [Pedro de Cordoba](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-de-cordoba)
- [Patric Knowles](https://cinepixo.com/people/patric-knowles)
- [Lucille Ball](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucille-ball)
- [C. Aubrey Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-aubrey-smith)
- [Chester Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/chester-morris)
- [Joseph Calleia](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-calleia)
- [Allen Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-jenkins)
- [Frank Faylen](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-faylen)
- [Wendy Barrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-barrie)
- [John Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carradine)
- [Pat O'Malley](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-o-malley)
- [Selmer Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/selmer-jackson)
- [Elisabeth Risdon](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-risdon)
- [Kent Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/kent-taylor)
- [Frank Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mills)

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