Busses Roar Explained

Busses Roar
Director:	D. Ross Lederman^[1]
Starring:	Richard Travis Julie Bishop Charles Drake Eleanor Parker
Cinematography:	James Van Trees
Music:	Howard Jackson William Lava
Editing:	James Gibbon
Distributor:	Warner Bros.
Runtime:	58 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Busses Roar is a 1942 film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Richard Travis and Julie Bishop.

Plot

A bungling saboteur attempts to place a bomb on board a bus so that it will explode as the bus passes by some oil wells.^[2] The plot is foiled, but not by the authorities.^[3]

Cast

• Richard Travis as Sergeant Ryan
• Julie Bishop as Reba Richards
• Charles Drake as Eddie Sloan
• Eleanor Parker as Norma^[4]
• Elisabeth Fraser as Betty
• Richard Fraser as Dick Remick
• Peter Whitney as Frederick Hoff
• Frank Wilcox as Detective Quinn
• Willie Best as Sunshine
• Rex Williams as Jerry Silva
• Harry Lewis as Danny
• Bill Kennedy as The Moocher
• George Meeker as Nick Stoddard
• Vera Lewis as Mrs. Dipper
• Harry C. Bradley as Henry Dipper
• Lottie Williams as First Old Maid
• Leah Baird as Second Old Maid
• Chester Gan as Yamanito
• Henry Blair as Billy^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Daniel Bubbeo. The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies, with Filmographies for Each. 15 October 2001. McFarland. 978-0-7864-6236-0. 188–.
2. Pryor, Thomas M."Movie Review: At the Palace". New York Times.
3. Book: Walter L. Hixson. The American Experience in World War II: The United States and the road to war in Europe. 2003. Taylor & Francis. 978-0-415-94029-0. 62–.
4. Book: Doug McClelland. Eleanor Parker: Woman of a Thousand Faces. 1 January 2003. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-0-8108-4836-8. 195–.
5. McClelland, Doug (2003). Eleanor Parker: Woman of a Thousand Faces. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press. p. 29. .