The World in His Arms (1952)

Director:

Raoul Walsh

Writers:

Borden Chase (screenplay)
Horace McCoy (additional dialogue)
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Release Date:

4 July 1952 (France)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | History

Plot:

Roistering sea captain Jonathan Clark, who poaches seal pelts from Russian Alaska, meets and woos Russian countess Marina in 1850 San Francisco...

Plot Keywords:

Sea | Prince | Alaska | Seal | Captain

Cast

Gregory Peck	...	Capt. Jonathan Clark
Ann Blyth	...	Countess Marina Selanova
Anthony Quinn	...	Portugee
John McIntire	...	Deacon Greathouse
Carl Esmond	...	Prince Semyon
Andrea King	...	Mamie
Eugenie Leontovich	...	Anna Selanova
Hans Conried	...	Eustace, Hotel Clerk
Rhys Williams	...	Eben Cleggett
Sig Ruman	...	General Ivan Vorashilov
Gregory Gaye	...	Colonel Paul Shushaldin (as Gregory Gay)
Bill Radovich	...	Ogeechuk
Bryan Forbes	...	William Cleggett
Henry Kulky	...	Peter, Russian Servant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carl Andre	...	Seaman (uncredited)
Roman Arnoldoff	...	Captain Feodor (uncredited)
Suzan Ball	...	(uncredited)
Gregg Barton	...	Seaman (uncredited)
Frederic Berest	...	Cossack Officer (uncredited)
George Blagoi	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Chase	...	Seaman (uncredited)
Peter Chong	...	Wung Lo (uncredited)
Leo Curley	...	Bartender (uncredited)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis	...	'Shanghai' Kelley (uncredited)
Carli Elinor	...	Leader (uncredited)
Richard Farmer	...	Guest (voice) (uncredited)
Lee Tung Foo	...	Chinese Proprietor (uncredited)
James Fowler	...	Bellhop (uncredited)
Diane Garrett	...	Mamie's Girl (uncredited)
Augie Gomez	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh	...	Seaman (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward	...	Guest (uncredited)
Dave Kashner	...	Whip Man (uncredited)
Mike Lally	...	Guest (uncredited)
Syl Lamont	...	José (uncredited)
Gregg Martell	...	Seaman (uncredited)
June McCall	...	Mamie's Girl (uncredited)
Philo McCullough	...	Guest (uncredited)
John McKee	...	Seaman (uncredited)
Shepard Menken	...	Officer (uncredited)
Leo Mostovoy	...	Nicholas (uncredited)
Paul Newlan	...	Tough Sailor (uncredited)
Tudor Owen	...	Old Sailor (uncredited)
Arthur Page	...	Minister (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick	...	Lena (uncredited)
Hugh Prosser	...	Mounted Cossack Officer (uncredited)
Susan Randall	...	Mamie's Girl (uncredited)
Dick Rich	...	Tough Sailor (uncredited)
George Scanlan	...	Seaman (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher	...	Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Simon E. Viescas	...	Malu (uncredited)
Eve Whitney	...	Lilly (uncredited)

Directed by
Raoul Walsh

Writing credits
Borden Chase		(screenplay)
Horace McCoy		(additional dialogue)
Rex Beach		(novel)

Produced by
Aaron Rosenberg	....	producer

Original Music by
Frank Skinner

Cinematography by
Russell Metty		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Frank Gross

Art Direction by
Alexander Golitzen
Bernard Herzbrun

Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman
Julia Heron

Costume Design by
Bill Thomas

Makeup Department
Joan St. Oegger	....	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Curtis Havens	....	second unit director (as James C. Havens)
Phil Bowles	....	assistant director (uncredited)
George Lollier	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Frank Shaw	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Leslie I. Carey	....	sound
Corson Jowett	....	sound

Special Effects by
David S. Horsley	....	special photography

Stunts
Fred Carson	....	stunt double: Anthony Quinn (uncredited)
Fred Graham	....	fight double: Gregory Peck (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward	....	stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Joseff	....	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Other crew
Harold Belfer	....	dances
William Fritzsche	....	technicolor color consultant
Serge Bertensson	....	dialogue director (uncredited)
Alice Krasiva	....	stand-in: Ann Blyth (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal International Pictures (UI)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1952) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (1952) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Millennium Storm (2007) (Italy) (video)
• ClassicLine (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• MCA/Universal Pictures (1996) (USA) (VHS) (For MCA Home Video)

Also Known As:

"Rex Beach's The World in His Arms" - USA (complete title)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 (nf) | Norway:16

Company:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Trivia:

The flogging of Capt. Clark (Gregory Peck) ranks 96th in the book, "Lash! The 100 Great Scenes of Men Being Whipped in the Movies." However, no such flogging occurs in the Rex Beach novel on which this movie is based.

Quotes:

Jonathan Clark:...As for your countess Solaniva, you can tell the 'ol wench she can swim to Alaska for all I care.
Deacon Greathouse:Be sure to tell her to take the inland passage, we don't want her to scare the seals.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Hollywood Hist-o-Rama: Gregory Peck" (1962)

I like it!

Fascinating movie! I felt pleasure in this story. Though at first I did not want to watch it. I'm the Russian and I believe Hollywood makes fables about Russia as it had turned out with this movie. There were a trite Russian tavern, cossacks, balalaikas, the plaintive Russian songs, the funny Russian aristocracy. There were some Russian names sounding strange for the Americans. The Americans do not know that the Russians have a name and patronymic. The Russian countess is not too bad, even it was possible to keep noble pallor and some aristocratic manners. The countess' servant was speaking in Russian almost without accent. Though the countess' dresses were in a British manner. But above all it was LOVE. And Alaska, sold to the USA, played not such large role. Certainly, it was impossible for the Russian, Orthodox countess got married with the Catholic American in a church. And Marina Selanova and Prince Semyon wanted to get married into strange place that was absolutely not similar to an orthodox temple. But it did not irritate me. It would be better, if this movie was made in Russia. But sometimes I believed this movie was made in Russia. I believe Gregory Peck was the best choice for this role. The American steadfast captain and the Russian charming countess were beautiful couple. With what other American could the Russian countess fall in love? Jonathan Clark looked very well and manly. He was smart, just, thoughtful and slightly imprudent. The final scene was dazzling beautiful and it had no equal even DiCaprio's Titanic. I saw this scene at picture and decided to watch this movie and I did not regret. I'm so sorry it was not released on DVD. But in Russia it is easy to buy VHS. We like it!