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Pacific Liner

Pacific Liner

TYPHOON AHEAD!...MUTINY BELOW! and a strange white terror stalking a hoodoo ship!

19395.21h 16m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lew Landers
Written by Anthony Coldeway, John Twist, Henry Roberts Symonds
Produced by Robert Sisk
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Top Cast

Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

Crusher McKay

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Doctor Craig

Wendy Barrie

Wendy Barrie

Ann Grayson

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Gallagher

Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald

Britches

Allan Lane

Allan Lane

Bilson

Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

Captain Mathews

Cy Kendall

Cy Kendall

Deadeyes

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Wishart

John Wray

John Wray

Metcalfe

Themes & Keywords

shipquarantineocean linercholera

About Pacific Liner

Pacific Liner is a adventure, action film released in 1939 exploring themes of ship, quarantine, ocean liner, cholera. Directed by Lew Landers, it stars Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris, Wendy Barrie. 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.

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