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With Gregory Peck, Ann Blyth, Anthony Quinn, John McIntire. In 1850 San Francisco, a Russian Countess runs away from an arranged marriage to a Russian Prince and falls into the arms of an American sea captain who occasionally poaches seals in Russian Alaska.
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- Action, Adventure, History
- Raoul Walsh
- 1952-10-09
Captain Jonathan Clark (Peck) and his crew incuding First Mate Deacon (John McIntyre) and Eskimo Ogeechuk (Bill Radovitch) and his pet seal land in 1850 San Francisco for some fun and games. The crew gets shanghaied by Portegee (Quinn) a rascally pirate rival to Clark.
Rex Beach's novel of romance and adventure in early-day Alaska comes to the screen as a hearty, salty, action film well-trouped by a good cast headed by Gregory Peck. Full Review | Jul 24, 2019...
Frustrated by illegal competition from Russians in the seal fur trade, Capt. Jonathan Clark (Gregory Peck) struggles to raise funds to purchase Alaska from Russia.
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- Gregory Peck
- Raoul Walsh
- Adventure
The World in His Arms is a 1952 American seafaring adventure film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Gregory Peck, Ann Blyth and Anthony Quinn, with John McIntire, Carl Esmond, Andrea King, Eugenie Leontovich, Hans Conried, and Sig Ruman.
In San Francisco in 1850, Captain Jonathan Clark, along with his first mate, Deacon Greathouse, and Inuit pilot, Ogeechuk, easily rescues his crew, who have been abducted by his competitor, unscrupulous seal-pelt trader Portugee.
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May 10, 2012 · Peck is a sea captain enjoying a life of drinking, brawling, and no-nonsense romance in 1850s San Francisco; Quinn, boisterously overacting as only he can, plays his trash-talking Portuguese...
