Pacific Blackout

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring. Completed shortly before America entered WW2.

Cast

Robert Preston

as Robert Draper

Martha O'Driscoll

as Mary Jones

Philip Merivale

as John Runnell

Eva Gabor

as Marie Duval

Louis Jean Heydt

as Harold Kermin

Thurston Hall

as Williams

Mary Treen

as Irene

J. Edward Bromberg

as Pickpocket

Spencer Charters

as Cornelius

Cy Kendall

as Hotel Clerk

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