---
title: 'The Fallen Sparrow (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Wallace'
released: '1943-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fallen-sparrow-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035860/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fallen Sparrow (1943)

1943 · 94 min · Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 American spy film noir starring John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Patricia Morison, and Walter Slezak. It is based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes. Nazi spies pursue an American, John "Kit" McKittrick, a Spanish Civil War veteran in possession of a priceless keepsake, who returns home to find out who murdered his friend. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-wallace)
- **Screenplay:** [Warren B. Duff](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-b-duff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Producer:** [Robert Fellows](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fellows)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)
- **Editor:** [Robert Wise](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wise)

## Cast

- [Cyril Ring](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-ring)
- [John Miljan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-miljan)
- [Nestor Paiva](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-paiva)
- [William Edmunds](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-edmunds)
- [Patricia Morison](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-morison)
- [Hugh Beaumont](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-beaumont)
- [Frank O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-o-connor)
- [John Garfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-garfield)
- [John Banner](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-banner)
- [Maureen O'Hara](https://cinepixo.com/people/maureen-o-hara)
- [Martha O'Driscoll](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-o-driscoll)
- [Miles Mander](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-mander)
- [Walter Slezak](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-slezak)

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