United States / Jan 06, 1939
TYPHOON AHEAD!...MUTINY BELOW! and a strange white terror stalking a hoodoo ship!
1h 16min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The S. S. Arcturus sails from Shanghai to San Francisco, and Dr. Jim Craig takes the post of ship's physician in order to be near Ann Grayson, the ship's nurse. Chief Engineer 'Crusher" McKay also has his eyes on Ann, and this brings an immediate conflict between the two men. When an epidemic breaks out below decks, Craig tells McKay the engine-and-fire rooms must be put under quarantine, but all of Craig's efforts to keep the disease from spreading are opposed by McKay.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Cy Kendall | Deadeyes |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Wishart |
| John Wray | Metcalfe |
| Emory Parnell | Olaf |
| Adia Kuznetzoff | Silvio |
| John Bleifer | Kovac |
| Ted Billings | Stoker (uncredited) |
| Eddie Bracken | Junior officer (uncredited) |
| Tyler Brooke | Ship Steward (uncredited) |
| Donald Douglas | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| Grace Hayle | Fat Passenger (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited) |
| Florence Lake | Miss Smith - Dancing with Crusher (uncredited) |
| Arthur Loft | Engineering Officer Dearborn (uncredited) |
| Walter Miller | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Crew Member (uncredited) |
| Miki Morita | Chinese Stowaway (uncredited) |
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| Jack O'Shea | Navigator (uncredited) |
| Douglas Walton | Engineering Officer Bates (uncredited) |
| Anthony Warde | Crew Member (uncredited) |
| Ernest Whitman | Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited) |
Genres
AdventureAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pacific Liner |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date | 6 gennaio 1939 |
| Production | Robert Sisk |
| Writer | Anthony Coldeway, John Twist, Henry Roberts Symonds |
| Editing | Harry Marker |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Assistant directors | Sam Ruman, Lew Landers |
| Camera operators | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Additional photography | Nicholas Musuraca |
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| Production design | Van Nest Polglase, Albert S. D'Agostino, Darrell Silvera |
| Art direction | Van Nest Polglase, Albert S. D'Agostino, Darrell Silvera |
| Set decoration | Darrell Silvera, Van Nest Polglase, Albert S. D'Agostino |
| Special effects | Vernon L. Walker |
| Music | Robert Russell Bennett, John E. Tribby |
| Sound | Robert Russell Bennett, John E. Tribby |
| Costume design | Edward Stevenson |
| Makeup | Edward Stevenson |
| Hairstyling | Edward Stevenson |
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