Face to Face (1952)
An exciting feature with two famous-author stories...two outstanding casts!
Género : Western, Crimen, Drama
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 29M
Director : Bretaigne Windust, John Brahm
Sinopsis
Two short films released together under a collective title. The first, "Secret Sharer", directed by John Brahm and starring James Mason, is based on a short story by Joseph Conrad. The second tale, "Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", directed by Bretaigne Windust and starring Robert Preston, is adapted from Stephen Crane's short story.
Oklahoma, 1889. Unos hombres acusan injustamente a Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) de haber robado ganado y no dudan en ahorcarlo. En el último instante, lo salva un comisario que trabaja a las órdenes del juez Fentom. Aclarados los hechos y demostrada su inocencia, el juez aconseja a Cooper que olvide lo ocurrido y le ofrece un puesto como comisario. Su misión será capturar vivos a los que intentaron lincharlo para que sean juzgados por el juez.
James McKay, un capitán naval retirado, llega, desde el Este, a las vastas llanuras de Texas para casarse con Pat Terrill, la hija de un rico ganadero. El choque entre McKay, hombre pacífico y educado, y los violentos y toscos rancheros es inevitable. No sólo tendrá que enfrentarse con el capataz Steve Leech, sino que, incluso su novia se sentirá decepcionada por su comportamiento. Mientras tanto, el padre de Pat y el clan de los Hannassey luchan encarnizadamente por el control del agua para abrevar el ganado.
Cuando es nombrado gobernador de Jamaica en 1674, el famoso pirata sir Henry Morgan pide ayuda a sus antiguos compañeros para limpiar de piratas el mar Caribe. Un clásico del cine de aventuras.
Jered Maddox, el inflexible sheriff de Bannock (Nuevo México), antepone el cumplimiento de la ley a cualquier otra consideración. En una ocasión en que debe escoltar una caravana, algunos hombres borrachos matan a un anciano. Arrestarlos no será tarea fácil, ya que trabajan para Vincent Bronson, el cacique del lugar.
Película sobre la relación entre un veterano capitán y su tercer oficial. Una serie de misteriosas muertes provocan que el joven crea que su superior está obsesionado con mostrar su autoridad. (FILMAFFINITY)
Estamos en 1939, puerto de Sidney, Australia, instantes antes del comienzo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Carl Ehrlich es el capitán del carguero alemán Ergenstrass, a quien su escasa simpatía por los nazis ha privado de su rango militar, se apuesta con su amigo de la infancia, el comandante Jeff Napier, que es capaz de salir de Sidney burlando el bloqueo. Mientras tanto, el cónsul alemán le exige a Ehrlich que tome como pasajera a Elsa von Schwepp, una aventurera que en esos momentos trabaja para los servicios secretos alemanes, y novia de Napier.
Four couples spend the weekend at a Bed and Breakfast in the Hamptons run by an eccentric German sea captain and his strange family.
El protagonista, aunque desciende de una antigua familia de navegantes, le tiene pánico al mar; esa es la razón por la que decide transformar el viejo barco que ha heredado en hotel y centro de recreo.
Bulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location of his hidden gold.
Un intrépido capitán arriesga su vida y la de su tripulación para intentar rescatar a una sirvienta, que ha sido érroneamente acusada de asesinato y encarcelada. Cuando consiga liberarla, empezarán a tener auténticos problemas.
On her first night as a dockside dancer, Mary Foster loses her job when she tries to fend of the advances of first mate Groder. On the street and being pursued by a Policeman who thinks she is a prostitute, Mary seeks shelter on an old freighter. She is soon discovered by second mate Tommy and they quickly fall in love, but with first mate Groder lurking around will their lives work out in the end?
Landing at a Chinese port, tough sea captain Bucklin and his passengers are threatened by a marauding war lord, who intends to kill the captain and hold the others hostage as part of his campaign of destruction against all white men.
A retired sea captain and his daughter must reassess their strained relationship after he begins a new romance with a widowed housekeeper.
La vida de Ana (Marie Dressler), que lleva un remolcador mientras ha de soportar a su marido borracho (Wallace Beery).
A sea captain stands trial for manslaughter after 162 people are killed in a fire aboard his cruise ship. Director Fred F. Sears' 1958 drama stars Edmond O'Brien, Robert McQueeney, Paul Birch, Mona Freeman and Karin Booth.
El capitán Lovett ordenó a su primer oficial Thompson deshacerse de su tripulación, que se dedica al tráfico de esclavos, y contratar a marineros respetables, pero cuando se trae a su nueva novia Nancy a bordo, se encuentra con el mismo tipo de situación, incluido el comercio de esclavos.
Two short films released together under a collective title. The first, "Secret Sharer", directed by John Brahm and starring James Mason, is based on a short story by Joseph Conrad. The second tale, "Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", directed by Bretaigne Windust and starring Robert Preston, is adapted from Stephen Crane's short story.
Cappy Ricks, a crusty old sea captain, returns home from a long voyage to discover that his family and his business are in chaos--his daughter is set to marry a nitwit that he can't stand, and his future mother-in-law has taken over everything and is set to merge his business with that of a rival company. Worst of all, though, is that she--in the interests of "progress"--has completely automated his beloved ship, "Electra"!. He sets out to put an end to all this foolishness and comes up with what he thinks is a foolproof plan.
Ahti Ikonen is a reliable captain at the height of his career. He is in command of the 35,000-ton container vessel Brugge, which enters the port of Savannah/United States behind schedule. The loading of the ship commences in haste as the crew, led by the ambitious Romanian officer Katia, works by the piece so that they can sail in time. The Filipino seaman James has an accident during this semi- legal lashing procedure. Ahti has to face the consequences of his orders: In the port of Rotterdam/Netherlands unionized dockworkers exploit the incident and refuse to unload the ship. Standstill. The captain is caught between the frontlines. Ahti is keen to elucidate the accident, but the situation becomes more and more contradictory…