Reaching for the Sun is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William A. Wellman and written by W.L.

[1] The film stars Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Eddie Bracken, Albert Dekker, Billy Gilbert, George Chandler and Bodil Ann Rosing.

[2] [3] Backwoods boy Russ Elliott goes to the big city of Detroit, hoping to earn enough money to buy an outboard motor for his boat.

He is unhappy at the plant, where a brute named Herman resents him and even tries to do Russ physical harm.

Rita agrees to make him happy by returning to his woodland home and boat, with Benny tagging along.