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Adventure (1945)

Not Rated | | Drama, Romance, Comedy | 28 December 1945 (USA)
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Dark, romantic, complicated drama about a rowdy merchant marine and sophisticated librarian who clash over their lifestyles and values - and then fall in love.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
... Harry Patterson
... Emily Sears
... Helen Melohn
... Mudgin
... Gus
... Model T
... Limo
... Maria
... Old Ramon Estado
... Dr. Ashlon
Tito Renaldo ... Young Ramon Estado
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
... Bit Part (unconfirmed)
... Landlady (unconfirmed)
... Felipe (unconfirmed)
... Preacher (unconfirmed)
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Storyline

A rowdy, womanizing merchant marine, leader of an eccentric crew of misfits and drunks, is almost killed by a Japanese torpedo strike. The brush with death seems to make him even more reckless. In San Francisco, he clashes with a sophisticated, cold librarian, but hangs around because of his attraction to her much livelier, flirty roommate. Yet the seaman and the librarian can't quit challenging each other, almost to the point of a physical altercation. Following their most angry, almost violent argument, the two come together as lovers, running off to Reno for a quick, unlikely marriage. But almost immediately after, their differences in values and philosophy come to a head. The mismatched relationship seems doomed - and, possibly, to end in profound tragedy. Written by jcravens42

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Drama | Romance | Comedy

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28 December 1945 (USA)  »

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$3,500,000 (estimated)
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Trivia

Reports of this film's failure are false. Variety (January 8, 1947) listed it as the #7 box office hit of 1946 (it was released December 28, 1945). The film earned more than $6M worldwide and earned a profit for MGM. See more »

Goofs

When Harry and Helen are inspecting the upstairs bedrooms of the farm house, moving shadows of the camera are visible on the wall to the left as they enter and leave the first one. See more »

Quotes

Harry Patterson: There ain't a dame I can't forget in six months.
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Referenced in Hollywood Hist-o-Rama: Greer Garson (1961) See more »

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Down in the Valley
(a.k.a. "Birmingham Jail")(uncredited)
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29 September 2004 | by – See all my reviews

I'm 65 and I have appreciated Gable's contributions over his career. I did not see Adventure on the silver screen but only this afternoon on TV, and so I cannot think back to how it was received at the time. Our mindsets are different now, anyway, and so I'm now wondering whether anyone else today besides me becomes worn down by his dialog? I'm sorry, but his constant barking finally got to me and I had to turn this one off. What's he doing anyway, schtik? I can imagine his answering even "one lump or two?" in high dudgeon. That just gets tiresome after a while, until such affectation of anger, indignation, resentment or whatever degenerates almost into buffoonery. Not everything has to be expressed frankly, my dear.
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