Take It or Leave It (1944 film)

Take It or Leave It is a 1944 American drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Mac Benoff, Harold Buchman and Snag Werris. The film stars Phil Baker, Edward Ryan, Madge Meredith, Stanley Prager, Roy Gordon and Nana Bryant.[2][3][4] The film was released on July 7, 1944, by 20th Century Fox.

Take It or Leave It
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBenjamin Stoloff
Produced byBryan Foy
Screenplay byMac Benoff
Harold Buchman
Snag Werris
StarringPhil Baker
Edward Ryan
Madge Meredith
Stanley Prager
Roy Gordon
Nana Bryant
Music byCyril J. Mockridge
CinematographyJoseph LaShelle
Edited byHarry Reynolds
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 17, 1944 (1944-07-17)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.1 million[1]

Plot

Eddie Collins (Ryan) needs $1,000 to pay his wife's obstetrician. He is selected as a contestant on a special edition of Take It or Leave It, a long-running quiz show that later evolved into The $64,000 Question, in which the top prize is increased from its then-top prize of $64 to $1,000.

Collins chooses "Films" as his category. As such, the game show element serves as a framework for a compilation film featuring clips from other 20th Century Fox films.

Cast

References
  1. Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 220
  2. "Take It or Leave It (1944) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  3. Sandra Brennan. "Take It or Leave It (1944) - Benjamin Stoloff - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  4. "Take It or Leave It". afi.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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