Across the pacific 1942 when disgraced american military officer rick leland humphrey bogart boards a japanese ship, he is apparently willing to turn his back on his country to become a mercenary. Humphrey bogart, mary astor and sydney greenstreet directed by. But has leland really been booted out, or is there. Humphrey bogart, mary astor and sydney greenstreet star in this twisting suspense tale of an american agent on a desperate undercover mission aboard a japanese freighter sailing from asia to the americas during world war ii. Although certainly not of the caliber of the maltese falcon 1941 and casablanca 1942, across the pacific remains a fine piece of slambang entertainment, warner bros. Across the pacific may be the title but the narrative never actually gets there.
Nobodys perfect the making of some like it hot with monroe, curtis. Across the pacific 1942 directed by john huston, vincent sherman, produced by jack saper, jerry wald and starring humphrey bogart, mary astor, sydney greenstreet, charles halton, victor sen yung, roland got, lee tung foo, frank wilcox,and more. Main titleintroduction music from across the pacific 1942. Released in 1942, it involves a japanese plot to bomb the panama canal. The 1942 atlantic hurricane season was one of seven seasons to feature multiple hurricane landfalls in texas. The war had disrupted the film in a number of ways. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. New guinea crusade in the pacific examines the difficult new guinea campaign. Discover what genre across the pacific, 1942, directed by john huston, with humphrey bogart, mary astor, sydney greenstreet, belongs at turner classic movies. Across the pacific 1942 the national wwii museum blog. Across the pacific is fun on a nonthink level, though the rapport between humphrey bogart and mary astor, so vital to the success of maltese falcon, seems strained when the actors are required to. The film was directed first by john huston, then by vincent sherman after huston joined the united states army signal corps.
On september 4, 1942,warner brothers released the spy film across the pacific no resemblance whatsoever to the 1926 film of the same. Across the pacific movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Publication date 19420412 topics spies, panama canal, traitor. South pacific air ferry route in world war ii wikipedia. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. He revives several hours later and immediately calls smith, warning him to change the patrol schedule. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Directed by john huston though finished by vincent sherman when huston was called into war service with a screenplay by richard macaulay that was based on a story by robert carson or garson depending upon the source this war adventure attempted to recapture the magic that director huston shared with three of its leads in the previous. The trailer for across the pacific rick is an examerican army officer who has been dishonorably discharged.
Nov 16, 2009 the trailer for across the pacific rick is an examerican army officer who has been dishonorably discharged. It starts in new york city governors island, moves to canada, back to new york, and continues south along the us coast north atlantic ocean to the caribbean sea, where it ends at or near balboa, panama, still some 40 miles short of the pacific. When disgraced american military officer rick leland humphrey bogart boards a japanese ship, he is apparently willing to turn his back on his country to become a mercenary. Its 1941, world war two is well underway, and japan is making aggressive gestures towards the us. The japanese lands on the island and entrench themselves there early in 1942. Across the pacific1942 is an entertaining motion picture that realisticly parallels the war that was occuring in the pacific. January 7, 1942 japanese attack bataan in the philippines. Across the pacific movie trailer and videos tv guide.
May 20, 2011 humphrey bogart, mary astor and sydney greenstreet star in this twisting suspense tale of an american agent on a desperate undercover mission aboard a japanese freighter sailing from asia to the. Find release information for across the pacific 1942 john huston, vincent sherman, jo graham on allmovie. Across the pacific 1942 cast and crew when disgraced american military officer rick leland humphrey bogart boards a japanese ship, he is apparently willing to turn his back on his country to. Watch across the pacific movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Across the pacific reunites director john huston with his superb maltese falcon cast in a witty spy adventure, where no one is who they seem. Find similar and related movies for across the pacific 1942 john huston, vincent sherman, jo graham on allmovie. Humphrey bogart plays an american army officer named rick dishonorably discharged from the service.
Across the pacific 1942 movie clip open, captain leland. Watch across the pacific starring humphrey bogart in this drama on directv. Sequence of events of world war ii in the pacific, 1941 1945. Across the pacific the 1942 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Across the pacific 1942 imdbacross the pacific 1942 box office mojoacross the pacific 1942 movie onlineacross the pacific 1942 full d. Apr 15, 2016 across the pacific, 1942, stick them up scen. Across the pacific is one of those great propaganda films made during world war ii. Find out when and where you can watch across the pacific on tv with the full listings schedule at. With humphrey bogart, mary astor, sydney greenstreet, charles halton, victor sen young, roland got. Across the pacific 1942 humphrey bogart mary astor duration. Only the majority of the movie was completed for john huston went off to join the war effortanother filmmaker involved with the film named vincent sherman ended up filming the final scenes. As he sails to china, he comes into contact with a series of.
Despite the title, the action of the action never progresses across the pacific, concluding in panama. Released 1942, across the pacific stars humphrey bogart, mary astor, sydney greenstreet, victor sen yung the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Any motive for getting close to attractive traveller alberta marlow would however seem. The season officially lasted from june 16, 1942, to october 31, 1942. It may be unfair to compare across the pacific to a lucky shot like the maltese falcon, but this film invites the comparison. Across the pacific 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Certes ce film ne vaut pas le faucon maltais du meme huston 1941 dans lequel ces trois acteurs jouaient deja ensemble mais il nest pas ininteressant. On the verge of the united states joining world war.
World war ii in the pacific in 1942 video khan academy. Across the pacific 1942 humphrey bogart sydney greenstreet duration. Across the pacific 1942 john huston, vincent sherman, jo. The first was that the original script had bogie thwarting a fictitious japanese. Across the pacific 1942 stream and watch online moviefone. Rick leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is courtmarshaled out of the army and boards a japanese ship for the orient in late 1941. Despite the title, the action of the action never progresses across the pacific, concluding in. It starts in new york city governors island, moves to canada, back to new york, and continues south along the us coast north atlantic ocean to the caribbean sea, where it ends at or near balboa, panama, still some 40. Rick leland humphrey bogart is cashiered from the u. But in falcon the actors fit their fictional characters like enzymes accommodating themselves to a substrate. Playing mostly comedy here, as shipmates of undetermined wwii loyalty rick humphrey bogart, alberta mary astor and lorenz sydney greenstreet kill time on board ship in john hustons light espionage thriller across the pacific, 1942. Although i had never seen this movie before, i found many similarities in it to other films. Across the pacific is a 1942 american spy film set on the eve of the entry of the united states into world war ii.
The south pacific air ferry route was initially established in the 1920s to ferry united states army air service aircraft to the philippines. Not just the same performers but similar lines youre good, angel, very, very good. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. But has leland really been booted out, or is there some other motive for his getting close to fellow passenger doctor lorenz. Watch across the pacific online stream full movie directv. Overview of across the pacific, 1942, directed by john huston, with humphrey bogart, mary astor, sydney greenstreet, at turner classic movies.
Across the pacific 1942 across the pacific 1942 user. However, his supposed disgrace has in fact been arranged by the us government, to allow rick to investigate prewar espionage. Read the full synopsis of across the pacific, 1942, directed by john huston, with humphrey bogart, mary astor, sydney greenstreet, at turner classic movies. Humphrey bogart, an american army officer, is booted out of service on false charges of treason. Humphrey bogart, mary astor and sydney greenstreet star in this twisting suspense tale of an american agent on a desperate undercover mission aboard a. Find movie and film cast and crew information for across the pacific 1942 john huston, vincent sherman, jo graham on allmovie. Across the pacific 1942 humphrey bogart mary astor youtube. Captain leland humphrey bogart being found guilty and discharged, the justice of which is immediately thrown into doubt, opening john hustons world war ii espionage drama across the pacific, 1942.
These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the atlantic basin. As he sails to china, he comes into contact with a series of seedy characters. It stars humphrey bogart, mary astor, and sydney greenstreet. Features the same director and starring cast as 1941s the maltese falcon. In december 1941, exarmy captain rick leland boards a japanese ship heading to asia via the panama canal where his japanese hosts show interest in the american defense plans for the canal zone. Any motive for getting close to attractive traveller alberta marlow would however seem pretty obvious. Not that the drama makes that much sense, but the film is so skillfully acted and directed that such complaints become academic. On september 4, 1942,warner brothers released the spy film across the pacific no resemblance whatsoever to the 1926 film of the same name starring humphrey bogart, mary astor and sydney greenstreet. Across the pacific movie clip open, captain leland.
As the japanese threat in the far east increased in 1940, general douglas macarthur planned that in the event of war, the united states army air corps would play a major role in defending the philippines. Across the pacific, 1942, stick them up scene humphrey. Humphrey bogart plays the american spy, rick leland in his most cool and suave performance. In 1942, the united states begins to fully engage against the japanese and go on the offensive. Across the pacific is a fairly well done spy movie that takes place in the last days before americas entry into world war ii. One of the best things about tcm is the summer under the stars when we cn see some films we may have missed starring our favorite actors. Across the pacific1942 is about a disgraced solider who tries to redeem himself by acting as a spy for the us government. Across the pacific 1942 john huston, vincent sherman. Across the pacific plays like a rite of passage between maltese falcon and casablanca. Several movies have borrowed elements from this film. Across the pacific is a 1942 american spy film set on the eve of the entry of the united states.
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