Title: A Yank in Libya
Year: 1942
Genres: War; Thriller
Director: Albert Herman

Cast:

• H. B. Warner as Herbert Forbes (British Consul)
• Walter Woolf King as Mike Malone (U.S. war correspondent)
• Joan Woodbury as Nancy Brooks (British Intelligence agent)
• Parkyarkarkus as Benny Sykes (newsboy and sidekick)
• Duncan Renaldo as Sheikh David
• George Lewis as Sheikh Ibrahim
• William Vaughn as Yussof Streyer (Nazi agent)
• Howard Banks as Phillip Graham
• Amarilla Morris as Haditha

Synopsis:

American correspondent Mike Malone uncovers a Nazi plot to arm Libyan tribesmen for an uprising against the Allies. Chased through desert towns and tribal camps, he enlists the help of British Intelligence agent Nancy Brooks. Together they dodge assassins sent by a rival sheikh working with Nazi operatives, racing to warn pro-British Arab leaders and alert the local garrison before the revolt ignites. Their flight culminates in a daring desert escape under fire, proving the value of Allied cooperation.

Trivia:

• Produced and distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation, one of Hollywood’s smaller “Poverty Row” studios.
• Runs just over an hour, typical of mid-century B-pictures made to fill double-feature bills.
• Features comedian Parkyarkarkus (real name Harry Einstein) in one of his few film roles.
• U.S. distribution rights were not renewed, and the film later lapsed into the public domain.