Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

Director: John Huston, Vincent Sherman Cast: Adolph Deutsch
Adolph Deutsch
, Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
, Mary Astor
Mary Astor
John Huston
Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

Director: John Huston, Vincent Sherman Cast: Adolph Deutsch
Adolph Deutsch
, Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
, Mary Astor
Mary Astor
John Huston

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Overview

A lively espionage drama that reunited the stars and director of the previous year's The Maltese Falcon, Across the Pacific was originally envisioned as the story of a Japanese invasion of Hawaii. Real-life events of December of 1941, however, precluded such a scenario and the location was changed to the Panama Canal. For reasons known only to Warner Bros., the title was retained despite the fact that none of the action takes place in the Pacific. Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Leland, a disgraced ex-army man, who, after being turned down by the Canadian military, jumps a Japanese steamer bound for the Panama Canal Zone. Also onboard are Alberta Marlow (Mary Astor), a small-town girl claiming to be en route to Los Angeles; Dr. Lorenz (Sydney Greenstreet), a corpulent sociologist with a suspiciously friendly regard for all things Japanese; and Joe Totsuiko (Victor Sen Yung), a happy-go-lucky second generation Japanese-American on his way to visit the old country. But no one is exactly who he or she claims to be and the voyage from Halifax via New York City to Panama becomes a matter of life and death for the passengers in general, and for the future of the United States in particular. Director John Huston was forced to leave the film three weeks into the four-week shooting schedule when summoned to report to the Department of Special Services. According to Huston, he purposefully placed Humphrey Bogart's character in a highly precarious situation and left it up to his replacement, Vincent Sherman, to come up with the solution -- which Sherman did in an especially fiery climax.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/08/2018
UPC: 0888574655785
Original Release: 1942
Source: Warner Archives
Language: English
Time: 1:36:00
Sales rank: 23,508

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Humphrey Bogart Rick Leland
Mary Astor Alberta Marlow
Sydney Greenstreet Dr. H.F.G. Lorenz
Charles Halton A.V. Smith
Victor Sen Yung Joe Totsuiko(as Sen Young)
Roland Got Sugi
Lee Tung Foo Sam Wing On(as Lee Tung Foo)
Frank Wilcox Capt. Morrison
Paul Stanton Col. Hart
Lester Matthews Canadian Major
Roland Drew Capt. Harkness
Monte Blue Dan Morton
Chester Gan Capt. Higoto
Richard Loo First Officer Miyuma
Keye Luke Steamship Office Clerk
Kam Tong T. Oki
Spencer Chan Mitsuko - Chief Engineer
Rudy Robles Filipino Assassin

Technical Credits
John Huston Director
Vincent Sherman Director
Jack Saper Producer
Jerry Wald Producer
Everett Brown Sound/Sound Designer
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