Pacific Liner (1939)

An outbreak of cholera threatens a luxury liner in this surprisingly low-budget melodrama from RKO. En route from Shanghai to San Francisco, chief engineer Crusher McKay (Victor McLaglen) and shipboard doctor Tony Craig (Chester Morris) become rivals for the attention of nurse Ann Grayson (Wendy Barrie). A Chinese stowaway, meanwhile, infects the stokehold with cholera and it is left to Crusher to keep the engines at full throttle until reaching harbor. But morale sinks to an all-time low when Crusher himself is stricken and the overworked men threaten with mutiny. Tony attempts to keep the stokers in check but the situation is growing more dangerous by the minute when a heroic Crusher rises from his sickbed. Leaving their previous petty squabbles behind, Tony and Crusher manage to guide the ship safely to harbor, where the doc and Ann rekindle their romance.

Directing:
  • Lew Landers

Writing:
  • John Twist
  • Anthony Coldeway
  • Henry Roberts Symonds

Stars:
Release Date: 1939-01-06
themoviedb icon 5.2/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 76

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Anthony Warde
Anthony Warde
Crew Member (uncredited)
Florence Lake
Florence Lake
Miss Smith - Dancing with Crusher (uncredited)
Chester Morris
Chester Morri...
Doctor Craig
Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft
Engineering Officer Dearborn (uncredited)
Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyl...
Wishart
Allan Lane
Allan Lane
Bilson
John Wray
John Wray
Metcalfe
Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzger...
Britches
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
Olaf
Victor McLaglen
Victor McLagl...
Crusher McKay
Wendy Barrie
Wendy Barrie
Ann Grayson
Alan Hale
Alan Hale
Gallagher
Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hob...
Captain Mathews
Cy Kendall
Cy Kendall
Deadeyes
Adia Kuznetzoff
Adia Kuznetzo...
Silvio
John Bleifer
John Bleifer
Kovac
Ted Billings
Ted Billings
Stoker (uncredited)
Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken
Junior officer (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Tyler Brooke
Ship Steward (uncredited)
Donald Douglas
Donald Dougla...
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
Grace Hayle
Fat Passenger (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackso...
San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
Walter Miller
Walter Miller
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Frank Mills
Crew Member (uncredited)
Miki Morita
Miki Morita
Chinese Stowaway (uncredited)
Jack O'Shea
Jack O'Shea
Navigator (uncredited)
Douglas Walton
Douglas Walto...
Engineering Officer Bates (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman
Ernest Whitma...
Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
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