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The Yangtze Patrol (1935) film - YouTube. The Sailor's Homer: The Life and Times of Richard McKenna, Author of The Sand Pebbles (2015, Dennis L. Noble) only search www.thesandpebbles.com. To contact me please use this address. Established January 1998.
Apr 21, 2021 · Sand Pebbles In 1926, Petty Officer, First Class Jake Holman transfers to the Yangtze River Patrol gunboat USS San Pablo. The ship is nicknamed the "Sand Pebble" and its sailors "Sand Pebbles".
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The Sand Pebbles was a 4 year project for Robert Wise. His association with the film began in 1962 while he was in London. His association with the film began in 1962 while he was in London. At the time, he had been working with the Mirisch organization and he was sent galley proofs of the Richard McKenna novel.
Synopsis. Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the 'rice-bowl' system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river.
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China, 1926. The country is torn by revolution and exploited by foreigners. Jake Holman, an American sailor who serves as an engineer aboard the U.S.S. San...
The Sand Pebbles. HD. Steve McQueen stars in this Oscar (R)-nominated drama about an American gunboat patrolling China's Yangtze River in the 1920s. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. HD.
The Cast THE SAND PEBBLES: screenplay by Robert Anderson; from the novel by Richard McKenna; Produced and directed by Robert Wise; an Argyle Solar Production presented by 20th Century-Fox. At the Rivoll Theater, Broadway and 49th Street. Running time: 191 minutes. this brooding and turbulent film, which ranges from crew's mess confrontations to ...
