Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Nine Lives Are Not Enough is a 1941 American comedy mystery film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Ronald Reagan, Joan Perry and James Gleason.^[1] The film was produced and released by Warner Bros.^[2][3] It is based on the 1940 novel Nine Lives Are Not Enough by Jerome Odlum.^[4]

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. Edward Sutherland
Screenplay by	Fred Niblo Jr.
Based on	Nine Lives Are Not Enough by Jerome Odlum
Produced by	Bryan Foy
Starring	Ronald Reagan Joan Perry James Gleason Faye Emerson
Cinematography	Ted D. McCord
Edited by	Doug Gould
Music by	William Lava
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	September 20, 1941 (1941-09-20)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A reporter tries to solve a series of boarding house murders. The dramatic main plot murder action is intermixed with farce and slapstick comedic elements.

Cast

• Ronald Reagan as Matt Sawyer
• Joan Perry as Jane Abbott
• James Gleason as Sgt. Sam Daniels
• Howard Da Silva as J.B. Murray, City Editor
• Faye Emerson as Rose Chadwick
• Edward Brophy as Officer Slattery
• Peter Whitney as Roy
• Charles Drake as 'Snappy' Lucas
• Vera Lewis as Mrs. Slocum
• Ben Welden as Moxie Karper
• Howard C. Hickman as Colonel Andrews
• Cliff Clark as Lieutenant Buckley
• Tom Stevenson as Charles
• Paul Phillips as Hot-Foot
• Joseph Crehan as Yates
• John Maxwell as Gillis