A Guy Named Joe

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When adventurous World War II bomber pilot Pete Sandidge (Spencer Tracy) dies in an aerial attack after ordering the crew to safety, he meets "the General," a legendary dead pilot who assigns Pete to return to earth as a guardian angel for a new pilot named Ted Randall (Van Johnson). But when Pete learns that Ted is dating Pete's former girlfriend, Dorinda Durston (Irene Dunne), he must set aside his jealousy and prepare Ted for a dangerous bombing mission.
  • Genre:
    fantasy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Victor Fleming
  • Producer:
    Everett Riskin
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Loew's Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Spencer Tracy
as Pete Sandridge
Van Johnson
as Ted Randall
Irene Dunne
as Dorinda Durston
Lionel Barrymore
as The General
Ward Bond
as Al Yackey
James Gleason
as Col. "Nails" Kilpatrick
Barry Nelson
as Dick Rumney
Esther Williams
as Ellen Bright
Henry O'Neill
as Col. Sykes
Don DeFore
as "Powerhouse" James J. Rourke
Charles Smith
as Sanderson
Addison Richards
as Maj. Corbett
Mary Elliott
as Dance Hall Girl
Earl Schenck
as Col. Hendricks
Maurice Murphy
as Capt. Robertson
Gertrude W. Hoffman
as Old Woman
Mark Daniels
as Lieutenant
William Bishop
as Ray
Eve Whitney
as Powerhouse's Girl
Kay Williams
as Girl at Bar
Walter Sande
as Mess Sergeant
Leatrice Joy
Gibson Gowland
as Bartender
John Whitney
as Officers in Heaven
Kirk Alyn
as Officers in Heaven
James Millican
as Orderly
Ernest Severn
as Davy
Edward Hardwicke
as George
Raymond Severn
as Cyril
Yvonne Severn
as Elizabeth
Christopher Severn
as Peter
John Frederick
as Lt. Ridley
Frank Faylen
as Major
Philip Van Zandt
as Major
Blake Edwards
as Flier
Marshall Reed
as Flier
Robert Lowell
as Flier
Michael Owen
as Flier
Stephen Barclay
as Flier
Neyle Morrow
as Flier
Joan Thorsen
Irving Bacon
as Corporal
Peter Cookson
as Sgt. Hanson
Matt Willis
as Lt. Hunter
Jacqueline White
as Helen
Bill Arthur
as Cadet
John Bogen
as Cadet
Herbert Gunn
as Cadet
Harold Landon
as Cadet
Robert Sully
as Cadet
Johnny Dunn
as Cadet
James Martin
as Cadet
Richard Woodruff
as Cadet
Ken Scott
as Cadet
Louis Hart
as Cadet
Fred Coby
as Cadet
Charles King III
as Lt. Collins, Radio Operator
Eddie Borden
as Taxi Driver
Arthur Space
as San Francisco Airport Captain
Alan Wilson
as Sergeant in Jeep
Leslie Vincent
as Sentry
Elizabeth Valentine
as Washerwoman's Child
Arthur Stenning
as Fisherman
George Kirby
as Fisherman
Mary McLeod Bethune
as Hostess
Aileen Haley
as Hostess
Oliver Cross
as American Major
Wyndham Standing
as English Colonel
Violet Seton
as Bartender's Wife
Rebecca Bohannen
as English Girl
Jean Prescott
as Mother
Oliver Simon
as Boy
Richard Graham
as Crew Member
James Warren
as Irish Guard
George Atkinson
as Waiter
Howard Davies
as Bartender
Carlie Taylor
as English Captain
Jack Saunders
as American Captain
Stanley Orr
as English Captain
Melinda Wood Allen
as Tough Corporal
Eddie Coke
as Corporal
Carey Harrison
as American Major in Red Lion Inn
Dora Baker
as Scrub Woman
Clarence Straight
as Flight Sergeant
Vernon P. Downing
as English Liaison Officer
William Manning
as Co-Pilot
Jessie Tai Sing
as Headwaitress
Martin Ashe
as Sergeant in Chinese Restaurant
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Audience Reviews for A Guy Named Joe

  • Dec 23, 2008
    Was there ever an actress more intelligent, more beautiful, than Irene Dunne? And never an Oscar winner. This one's a little hokey, but a beautiful double love story. The movie that made Van Johnson a star.
    Lanning : Super Reviewer
  • Sep 16, 2007
    Overtly sentimental and gooey. A Guy Named Joe is a product of its era. It's a film that's a cut above Spielberg's 1989 remake ("Always") but just barely. With a cast that includes Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson and Irene Dunne I expected more. Its a good film, with it's own merit and character, but with a cast like that it could be/should be better.
    Kevin S Super Reviewer
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