Tycoon (1947 film)
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Initial DVD release May 22, 2007 Duration Country United States | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Romance, Adventure, Drama Budget 3.209 million USD Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date December 27, 1947 (1947-12-27) Based on Tycoon1934 novel by C.E. Scoggins Cast (Johnny Munroe), (Maura Alexander Munroe), Cedric Hardwicke (Frederick Alexander (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)v), (Miss Ellen Braithwaite), (Ricky Vegas), (Pop Mathews)Similar movies The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , Everest , 127 Hours , The Italian Job , Superman IV: The Quest for Peace , The Hateful Eight Tagline Breath-taking Adventure ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tycoon 1947 movie
Tycoon is a 1947 American Technicolor romance film starring John Wayne based on the 1934 novel of the same name by C.E. Scoggins.
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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
Production
Maureen O'Hara was originally cast as Wayne's leading lady, but RKO put her in Sinbad the Sailor instead. 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. It ended up losing $1,035,000.
References
Tycoon (1947 film) WikipediaTycoon (1947 film) IMDb Tycoon (1947 film) themoviedb.org