I Cover the War! explained

I Cover the War
Director:	Arthur Lubin
Producer:	Trem Carr Paul Malvern
Screenplay:	George Waggner
Story:	Bernard McConville
Starring:	John Wayne
Cinematography:	Stanley Cortez Harry Neumann
Editing:	Charles Craft Erma Horsley
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Runtime:	68 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

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]

Plot

Two newsreel cameramen 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

External links

• • I Cover the War t BFI

Notes and References

1. Book: Eyman, Scott. John Wayne: The Life and Legend. April 21, 2015. Simon and Schuster. 9781439199596. April 6, 2019. Google Books.
2. Diabolique Magazine. Stephen. Vagg. The Cinema of Arthur Lubin. 14 September 2019.
3. SCREEN NOTES: Of Local Origin Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. February 13, 1937: 9.
4. British Army Co-operates in Making Picture Los Angeles Times February 14, 1937: C3.
5. THE SCREEN:By FRANK S. NUGENT. New York Times August 2, 1937: 10.