The World in His Arms
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Original film poster by Reynold Brown
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Produced by | Aaron Rosenberg |
| Written by |
Rex Beach (novel) Borden Chase Horace McCoy (additional dialog) |
| Starring |
Gregory Peck Ann Blyth Anthony Quinn |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Frank Gross |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
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104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3 million (US rentals) |
The World in His Arms is a 1952 seafaring adventure film made by Universal-International. It was directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Aaron Rosenberg from a screenplay by Borden Chase and Horace McCoy. It is based on the novel by Rex Beach. The music score was by Frank Skinner and the cinematography by Russell Metty.
The film stars Gregory Peck, Ann Blyth and Anthony Quinn, with John McIntire, Carl Esmond, Andrea King, Eugenie Leontovich, Hans Conried, and Sig Ruman.
In 1850 San Francisco, Russian Countess Marina Selanova (Blyth) flees from an arranged marriage to Prince Semyon (Esmond). She books passage with "Portugee" (Quinn) to Sitka, where her uncle Governor Ivan Vorashilov (Sig Ruman) can protect her.
When Portugee's bitter rival, Captain Jonathan Clark, "the Boston-man“ (Peck), frees his shanghaied crew, she sends a man to negotiate with him instead. However, Jonathan hates all Russians and turns down the offer. In desperation, Marina goes to the party he is throwing and, pretending to be the Countess's companion, gets him to change his mind. As he shows her the sights of the city in one whirlwind night, they fall in love. Jonathan proposes marriage and she gladly accepts.
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