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Pacific Liner

  • 19391939
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
311
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Victor McLaglen and Chester Morris in Pacific Liner (1939)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Drama
The S. S. Arcturus sails from Shanghai to San Francisco, and Dr. Jim Craig takes the post of ship's physician in order to be near Ann Grayson, the ship's nurse. Chief Engineer 'Crusher" McKa... Read allThe S. S. Arcturus sails from Shanghai to San Francisco, and Dr. Jim Craig takes the post of ship's physician in order to be near Ann Grayson, the ship's nurse. Chief Engineer 'Crusher" McKay also has his eyes on Ann, and this brings an immediate conflict between the two men. Whe... Read allThe S. S. Arcturus sails from Shanghai to San Francisco, and Dr. Jim Craig takes the post of ship's physician in order to be near Ann Grayson, the ship's nurse. Chief Engineer 'Crusher" McKay also has his eyes on Ann, and this brings an immediate conflict between the two men. When an epidemic breaks out below decks, Craig tells McKay the engine-and-fire rooms must be ... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
311
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lew Landers
  • Writers
    • John Twist(screen play)
    • Anthony Coldeway(story)
    • Henry Roberts Symonds(story)
  • Stars
    • Victor McLaglen
    • Chester Morris
    • Wendy Barrie
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lew Landers
  • Writers
    • John Twist(screen play)
    • Anthony Coldeway(story)
    • Henry Roberts Symonds(story)
  • Stars
    • Victor McLaglen
    • Chester Morris
    • Wendy Barrie
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    • 11User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Wendy Barrie and Chester Morris in Pacific Liner (1939)
    Victor McLaglen in Pacific Liner (1939)
    Wendy Barrie and Chester Morris in Pacific Liner (1939)
    Allan Lane, Victor McLaglen, and Chester Morris in Pacific Liner (1939)
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    Victor McLaglen and Chester Morris in Pacific Liner (1939)
    Victor McLaglen in Pacific Liner (1939)
    Barry Fitzgerald and Victor McLaglen in Pacific Liner (1939)
    Wendy Barrie, Victor McLaglen, and Chester Morris in Pacific Liner (1939)
    Wendy Barrie, Victor McLaglen, and Chester Morris in Pacific Liner (1939)
    Wendy Barrie, Victor McLaglen, and Chester Morris in Pacific Liner (1939)
    Victor McLaglen and Chester Morris in Pacific Liner (1939)

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    Victor McLaglen
    Victor McLaglen
    • Crusher McKay
    Chester Morris
    Chester Morris
    • Doctor Craig
    Wendy Barrie
    Wendy Barrie
    • Ann Grayson
    Alan Hale
    Alan Hale
    • Gallagher
    Barry Fitzgerald
    Barry Fitzgerald
    • Britches
    Allan Lane
    Allan Lane
    • Bilson
    Halliwell Hobbes
    Halliwell Hobbes
    • Captain Mathews
    Cy Kendall
    Cy Kendall
    • Deadeyes
    • (as Cyrus W. Kendall)
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Wishart
    John Wray
    John Wray
    • Metcalfe
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    • Olaf
    Adia Kuznetzoff
    • Silvio
    John Bleifer
    • Kovac
    Charles Trowbridge
    Charles Trowbridge
    • San Francisco Doctor
    • (scenes deleted)
    Ted Billings
    • Stoker
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Bracken
    Eddie Bracken
    • Junior Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Tyler Brooke
    Tyler Brooke
    • Ship Steward
    • (uncredited)
    Donald Douglas
    Donald Douglas
    • Ship's Officer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lew Landers
    • Writers
      • John Twist(screen play)
      • Anthony Coldeway(story)
      • Henry Roberts Symonds(story)
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    • Trivia
      RKO built an expensive ship set for this film. In 1943, producer Val Lewton was given instructions to come up with a low budget film that could use the still standing set. The result was The Ghost Ship (1943).
    • Goofs
      About 18 minutes into the film, a navigational chart is shown and it is indicated the ship is south of the Japanse Island of Kyushu. However, the log shows the position of 35 degrees north, 125 degrees east, which places the ship in the Yellow Sea between China and South Korea. The log also states the ship is on a course of 20 degrees, which would run it right into South Korea.
    • Quotes

      Crusher McKay: [talking to new man Bilson] Now when I was feeding fire boxes, I kept my ears and eyes wide open, till I made the engine room and got a certificate. Now, what I'm gonna give you ain't from books.

      Gallagher: 'Tis out of a hot air valve.

      [new man Wishart laughs]

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Rookie Cop (1939)

    User reviews11

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    Top review
    6/10
    Outbreak on the high seas.... as seen from the engine room
    With that bucket load of stars, it's a shame this one wasn't better. It WAS made five years after the Hayes code came whooshing in, so I wonder if it wouldn't have been a little more interesting if it had been made a couple years earlier... LOVE the scene where Alan Hale and another engine room worker are dancing together to the music coming from the upper decks. Alan Hale Sr. was the real life father of the Skipper on Gilligan's Island. He was the jolly, laughing character actor in about half the films made in the 1930/1940s. Viewers will recognize "Britches"...Barry Fitzgerald is the shorter Irish gentleman from The Quiet Man & Going My Way. Chester Morris (was sleuth "Boston Blackie") is the ship's doctor, who must deal with cholera outbreak. A stow-away has brought the deadly disease on board, and the captain (Halliwell Hobbes) must come up with a plan as it threatens to spread through the ship. Victor McLaglen is the burly, tough Chief Engineer, and had been a boxer in real life, which came in handy, since he needs to keep firm control of the men here. McLaglen would also work with Fitzgerald in "Quiet Man". Bombshell star of the 1940's Wendy Barrie is the ship's nurse. The film is OK, but it just kind of ends, without any drama or big climactic scene. Directed by Lew Landers. Worth watching on Turner Classics, but I sure wouldn't buy this one...
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    • Release date
      • January 6, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Myteri under däck
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $241,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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