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Across the Pacific ()

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In December 1941, ex-army 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.
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Rick Leland
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Alberta Marlow
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Dr. H.F.G. Lorenz
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A.V. Smith
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Joe Totsuiko (as Sen Young)
Roland Got ...
Sugi
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Sam Wing On (as Lee Tung Foo)
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Capt. Morrison
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Col. Hart
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Canadian Major
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Court-Martial President
Tom Stevenson ...
Man Harassing Alberta
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Capt. Harkness
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Dan Morton
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Capt. Higoto
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First Officer Miyuma
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Steamship Office Clerk
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T. Oki
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Mitsuko - Chief Engineer
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Filipino Assassin
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Man in Theatre (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Officer at Court Martial (uncredited)
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Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Panama Theatre Doorman (uncredited)
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Toy Seller (uncredited)
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Dock Official (uncredited)
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Unidentified Man (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
Dick French ...
Officer (uncredited)
Paul Fung ...
Japanese Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Passerby (uncredited)
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Orderly (uncredited)
Eddie Lee ...
Chinese Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
James B. Leong ...
Nura (uncredited)
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Trial Judge Advocate (uncredited)
Will Morgan ...
Officer (uncredited)
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Major (uncredited)
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Canadian Officer (uncredited)
Garland Smith ...
Officer (uncredited)
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Subway Conductor (uncredited)
Beal Wong ...
Usher (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Huston
Vincent Sherman ... (uncredited) (final scenes)

Written by

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Richard Macaulay ... (screenplay)
 
Robert Carson ... (serial "Aloha Means Goodbye")

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Jack Saper ... producer
Jerry Wald ... producer

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Adolph Deutsch

Cinematography by

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Arthur Edeson ... director of photography

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Frank Magee

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Phil Friedman ... (uncredited)

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Robert M. Haas ... (as Robert Haas)
Hugh Reticker

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Milo Anderson ... (gowns)

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Perc Westmore ... makeup artist

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Lee Katz ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Everett Alton Brown ... sound (as Everett A. Brown)

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Byron Haskin ... special effects
Willard Van Enger ... special effects

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Harvey Parry ... stunts (uncredited)

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Wally Meinardus ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Jack Woods ... still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Bill Tinsman ... casting assistant (uncredited)

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Jeanette Storck ... wardrobe (uncredited)

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Heinz Roemheld ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Max Steiner ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Clifford Vaughan ... composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)

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Edward A. Blatt ... dialogue director (as Edward Blatt)
Don Siegel ... montages
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Plot Summary

Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-martialed, kicked out of the Army, and boards a Japanese ship for the Orient in late 1941. But has Leland really been booted out, or is there some other motive for his getting close to fellow passenger Doctor Lorenz? Any motive for getting close to attractive traveler Alberta Marlow would however seem pretty obvious. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Also Known As
  • Aloha Means Goodbye (United States)
  • Griffes jaunes (France)
  • Abenteuer in Panama (Germany)
  • A través del Pacífico (Spain)
  • La extraña pasajera (Mexico)
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  • 97 min
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Trivia Director Vincent Sherman met with John Huston just before Huston left the project to join the United States Army Signal Corps to shoot documentaries for the war effort. The two directors conferred just before they were about to shoot the scene in which Leland is trapped in the movie theatre and three assassins are trying to kill him. "How does he get out?" Sherman asked. Huston replied, "That's your problem! I'm off to the war!" John Huston then went off to join the war effort before the film was finished, taking the film script with him, explaining "Bogie will know how to get out." The studio's solution to the problem was to discard Huston's footage of the impossible dilemma and write a new scenario. Vincent Sherman directed the final scenes. See more »
Goofs The background for the opening titles is a map of the Panama Canal. The orientation of the map and the compass is correct, but the labeling of the map is incorrect. In fact, the Atlantic end of the canal and the city of Colon are at the upper left (Northwest), and the Pacific end of the canal and Panama City are at the lower right (Southeast). The map is correctly labeled behind the closing credits. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Across the Pacific (1959). See more »
Crazy Credits Opening Card: Governor's Island New York See more »
Quotes Rick Leland: [comparing his gun to Dr. Lorenz's, which he points at him] Remember: mine is bigger than yours!
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