Across the Pacific (1942) | |
| Director(s) | John Huston, Vincent Sherman (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Wald |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War |
| Top Topics | Spies |
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Across the Pacific (1942) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by John Huston and Vincent Sherman and produced by Jerry Wald.
SYNOPSIS
After being given a phony dishonorable discharge, Army officer Richard Leland (Bogart) offers his services to Chiang Kai-Shek and the Chinese. On his journey through the Panama Canal, he comes across Dr. Lorenz (Greenstreet), a spy determined to blow up the Canal. It should be noted that the characters in the movie never reach the Pacific or cross it for that matter. Huston ultimately left production literally mid-scene to join the armed forces, leaving command of the movie in the hands of young director Sherman. This second feature directed by Huston reunites most of the cast from The Maltese Falcon (1941). Also available in a colorized version.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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By Bogart Fan on Mar 13, 2014 From The Bogie Film BlogMy Review —Drastically Abridged, but It Works!—? Honorary Bogie Fix: ?out of 5 Radio Bogies! The Lowdown For my synopsis of the storyline from?Across the Pacific, you can read my original write up on the film here. What I Thought I know that I probably don?t need to say this, but you sho... Read full article
Across the Pacific – 1942
By Bogart Fan on Mar 9, 2014 From The Bogie Film BlogMy Review —As Good as an Action Thriller Can Get— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: John Huston (Vincent Sherman finished the film, uncredited, after Huston was called off to film war documentaries.) The Lowdown After being kicked out of the military for stealing funds, ... Read full article
24 Bogie Movie Marathon #12: Across the Pacific (1942)
By Google profile on Nov 18, 2010 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogAbout MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. (from Film Noir Photos) What an excruciatingly boring film. I could not get into it no matter how hard I tried. The story was convoluted, the characters were not interesting and I quickly ... Read full article
Across the Pacific (1942)
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog(from Film Noir Photos) What an excruciatingly boring film. I could not get into it no matter how hard I tried. The story was convoluted, the characters were not interesting and I quickly lost interest. In my research of Bogart's connection with Ben Affleck (don't ask), I discovered that Bogie wo... Read full article
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Quotes from
Alberta Marlow: I think I got pushed in the face by someone. My - My lipstick's smeared.
Rick Leland: Aww, you look cute.
Alberta Marlow: And now, if you'll excuse me, I'll go to my cabin... and faint.
Rick Leland: It'll probably end up with Captain Higoto marrying us on the boat.
Alberta Marlow: Oh, no! I want a church wedding and a groom who's got more than two suits.
Alberta Marlow: [Talking about Japanese people in general] You are always so calm. You never show anything.
Capt. Higoto: We are told not to. It is our way of rife. We must not show too much sad-i-ness or too much joy. If you praise what we have, we say it is nus-sing. If you admire our sons, we must say thay are unworthy.
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Facts about
The film's original trailer copied the same format as the one for The Maltese Falcon (which had the same director and three of the same cast members), beginning with Sydney Greenstreet's face against an otherwise dark background as his voice narrated.
Though the film's plot was changed from Rick Leland foiling a Japanese plot to blow up Pearl Harbor to a Japanese plot to blow up the Panama Canal (necessitated when the Japanese actually attacked Pearl Harbor without Leland being there to stop them), the title wasn't, so the film is called "Across the Pacific" though the characters never even get TO the Pacific, much less across it.
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