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Tycoon (1947 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Tycoon' is a 1947 American Technicolor romance film directed by Richard Wallace and starring John Wayne. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by C.E. Scoggins.
Plot
Johnny Munroe (John Wayne) travels to South America to build a mountain railroad tunnel for Frederick Alexander (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), a wealthy industrialist. Complications arise when Alexander insists upon a shorter, more dangerous passage and when his daughter Maura (Laraine Day) develops a romantic interest with Johnny.
Cast
* John Wayne as Johnny Munroe
* Laraine Day as Maura Alexander Munroe
* Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Frederick Alexander
* Judith Anderson as Miss Braithwaite
* James Gleason as Pop Mathews
* Anthony Quinn as Ricky Vegas
* Grant Withers as Fog Harris
* Paul Fix as Joe
* Fernando Alvarado as Chico
* Harry Woods as Holden
* Michael Harvey as Curly Messenger
* Charles Trowbridge as Seor Tobar
* Martin Garralaga as Chvez
Production
Maureen O'Hara was originally cast as Wayne's leading lady, but RKO put her in 'Sinbad the Sailor' instead.p.287 Roberts, Randy & Olson, James Stuart 'John Wayne, American' 1997 University of Kentucky Press Set in the Andes, the film was originally intended to be filmed at RKO's Estudios Churubusco in Mexico but at the last minute production was shifted to Lone Pine, California.
Reception
Though successful, the film did not earn back its huge production costs of RKO's most expensive production up to that time.p.131 Reid, John Howard 'Popular Pictures of the 1940s' 2004 Lulu.com It ended up losing $1,035,000.Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', 'Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television', Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p46
See also
* John Wayne filmography
References
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