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Outward Bound

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  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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91,943
16,892
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Leslie Howard, and Helen Chandler in Outward Bound (1930)
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Later remade as "Between Two Worlds."Later remade as "Between Two Worlds."Later remade as "Between Two Worlds."
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
519
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
91,943
16,892
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    • Directors
      • Robert Milton
      • Ray Enright(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Sutton Vane(by)
      • J. Grubb Alexander(screen play)
    • Stars
      • Leslie Howard
      • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
      • Beryl Mercer
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Robert Milton
      • Ray Enright(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Sutton Vane(by)
      • J. Grubb Alexander(screen play)
    • Stars
      • Leslie Howard
      • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
      • Beryl Mercer
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    • 22User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Leslie Howard and Alison Skipworth in Outward Bound (1930)
    Beryl Mercer in Outward Bound (1930)
    Beryl Mercer in Outward Bound (1930)
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Leslie Howard, Montagu Love, Helen Chandler, Beryl Mercer, and Alison Skipworth in Outward Bound (1930)
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Helen Chandler in Outward Bound (1930)
    Montagu Love, Beryl Mercer, and Alison Skipworth in Outward Bound (1930)
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Helen Chandler, and Alec B. Francis in Outward Bound (1930)
    Outward Bound (1930)

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    Leslie Howard
    Leslie Howard
    • Tom Prior
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    • Henry
    Beryl Mercer
    Beryl Mercer
    • Mrs. Midget
    Dudley Digges
    Dudley Digges
    • Thompson - the Examiner
    • (as Dudley Diggs)
    Helen Chandler
    Helen Chandler
    • Ann
    Alec B. Francis
    Alec B. Francis
    • Scrubby
    Montagu Love
    Montagu Love
    • Mr. Lingley
    Lyonel Watts
    • Rev. William Duke
    Alison Skipworth
    Alison Skipworth
    • Mrs. Cliveden-Banks
    • (as Allison Skipworth)
    Bunny Beatty
    Bunny Beatty
    • Girl with white dog
    • (uncredited)
    Daisy Belmore
    Daisy Belmore
    • Second Gossip
    • (uncredited)
    Nora Cecil
    Nora Cecil
    • Third Gossip
    • (uncredited)
    Tiny Jones
    Tiny Jones
    • Passerby Walking Outside Building
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Kingsford
    Walter Kingsford
    • The Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Tempe Pigott
    Tempe Pigott
    • First Gossip
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Robert Milton
      • Ray Enright(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Sutton Vane(by)
      • J. Grubb Alexander(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      Leslie Howard's first American film. He had appeared in the stage version in London and New York, but not in the same role. Onstage he had played Henry.
    • Connections
      Featured in Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (2016)

    User reviews22

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    Decent Drama
    Outward Bound (1930)

    ** 1/2 (out of 4)

    Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Helen Chandler play lovers who commit suicide and then find themselves on an ocean liner with various other characters. None of them are quite sure where the boat is going but soon they learn that they're all dead and heading to Heaven or Hell. This film was based on a well known play, which was suppose to have been very good but it doesn't translate to the screen very well. The film opens up with over a minute of notes from the studio asking people not to laugh at the story and to take it seriously so you have to wonder if the studio itself was worried about the movie. The film is all dialogue, which naturally could kill the film and it partially does. The dialogue whenever the characters are just sitting around talking about typical things is quite boring and doesn't contain anything interesting. Whenever the people are talking about life and death then it comes to life somewhat but the film eventually goes on way too long. There are a few nice twists at the end but the actual ending is a letdown but I'm not sure if it was changed from the original play. Fairbanks Jr., and Chandler deliver fine performances as does the rest of the cast including Leslie Howard as a drunk. The film was later remade as Between Two Worlds with John Garfield.
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    • Release date
      • November 29, 1930 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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