Home Action Comedy Horror

↵

The big-screen feeling, curated for every screen.

Discover films through clean browsing, rich cast and visual details, trailers and a personal watchlist that stays close to what you want to see next.

Find a film Open watchlist

PineHD experience

01

Fast discovery

Search, browse and move through the catalogue without clutter.

02

Useful context

Ratings, trailers, cast and screenshots where they matter.

03

Keep your list

Save titles and return when the timing is right.

PineHD

An independent movie discovery interface designed around better browsing and a more cinematic presentation.

Explore genres

Action Comedy Drama Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

Navigate

Search films My watchlist Trending now

© 2026 PineHD. All rights reserved.Uses TMDB data. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Reaching for the Sun — PineHD — PineHD

Reaching for the Sun

1941•Released•Movie dossier

Reaching for the Sun

★ 7.33 votes•1h 30m

Comedy of a North Woods clam-digger who journeys to Detroit to earn money for outboard motor by working on auto assembly line.

ComedyDrama

Director

William A. Wellman

Status

Released

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Visual archive

Screenshots

1 stills

Reaching for the Sun screenshot 1

The cast

People behind the story

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Russ Eliot

Ellen Drew

Ellen Drew

Rita

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Benny Hogan

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Herman

Billy Gilbert

Billy Gilbert

Amos

George Chandler

George Chandler

Jerry

Bodil Rosing

Bodil Rosing

You may also like

More like this

Skin Deep

Skin Deep

China Seas

China Seas

Rita's Mother

James Burke

James Burke

Norm

Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Nurse

Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Landlady

EN

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

Tomboy

Tomboy

Earth Girls Are Easy

Earth Girls Are Easy

Catch a Falling Star

Catch a Falling Star

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

Heads Or Tails?

Heads Or Tails?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Batman Begins

Batman Begins

A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

Mr. Petrified Forrest

Mr. Petrified Forrest

Freaks

Freaks

The Secret Life of Words

The Secret Life of Words

The War of the Roses

The War of the Roses

Amélie

Amélie

Maximum Thrust

Maximum Thrust

Artifice: Loose Fellowship and Partners

Artifice: Loose Fellowship and Partners