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I Cover the War is a 1937 American drama action film directed by Arthur Lubin for Universal Pictures, starring John Wayne.[1] It was one of a series of non-Westerns Wayne made for Universal.[2]

I Cover the War
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Directed by	Arthur Lubin
Screenplay by	George Waggner
Story by	Bernard McConville
Produced by	Trem Carr Paul Malvern
Starring	John Wayne
Cinematography	Stanley Cortez Harry Neumann
Edited by	Charles Craft Erma Horsley
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	July 4, 1937 (1937-07-04)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Two newsreel cameramen (John Wayne, Don Barclay) are sent to photograph a bandit sheik in the desert.

Cast

• John Wayne as Bob Adams
• Gwen Gaze as Pamela Armitage
• Don Barclay as Elmer Davis
• Charles Brokaw as El Kadar / Muffadi
• James Bush as Don Adams
• Pat Somerset as Captain Archie Culvert
• Richard Tucker Army Officer
• Sam Harris as Colonel Hugh Armitage (as Major Sam Harris)
• Olaf Hytten as Sir Herbert
• Arthur Aylesworth as Logan
• Franklin Parker as Parker (as Franklyn Paker)

Production

In February 1937 Trem Carr announced the film would start March 1.[3][4]

Reception

The New York Times called it an "ingeniously romantic fable".[5]

See also

• John Wayne filmography

References

External links

• I Cover the War! at IMDb
• I Cover the War t BFI

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