Across the Pacific (1942) (original) (raw)
Alberta Marlow isn't looking for wealth. "I can do without it," she says. "You stick around with me and you're going to get plenty of practice, " Rick Leland replies. She also gets plenty of danger and intrigue, because Humphrey Bogart plays U.S. counterspy Rick in this crisply written wartime thriller. "The part is a combination of acid and comedy, a bit like his role in The Maltese Falcon," long-time studio insider Robert Lord said when he recommended Bogey for the role in which the screen icon trades romantic barbs with Alberta (Mary Astor), matches wits with duplicitous Lorenz (Sydney ...(more)
Alberta Marlow isn't looking for wealth. "I can do without it," she says. "You stick around with me and you're going to get plenty of practice, " Rick Leland replies. She also gets plenty of danger and intrigue, because Humphrey Bogart plays U.S. counterspy Rick in this crisply written wartime thriller. "The part is a combination of acid and comedy, a bit like his role in The Maltese Falcon," long-time studio insider Robert Lord said when he recommended Bogey for the role in which the screen icon trades romantic barbs with Alberta (Mary Astor), matches wits with duplicitous Lorenz (Sydney Greenstreet) and swaps bullets with saboteurs of the Panama Canal. The Maltese Falcon's John Huston directs this reunion of three of that movie's stars. And once again, the parlay of stars and director comes up a winner. (less)
Directors: John Huston, Vincent Sherman
Writers: Richard Macaulay, Robert Carson
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Charles Halton, Victor Sen Yung, Roland Got
Producers: Jack Saper, Jerry Wald
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