Three Miles Out

1924 1h 0m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Molly Townsend is on the eve of her marriage to Luis Riccardi, a steamship man who secretly is a bootlegger. She follows John Locke, the man she really loves, on a steamship bound for Rio. He is thrown overboard, leaving her at the mercy of a crew full of bad men. She is nearly their victim when she is rescued by John and her mother. When the police come aboard, the leader of the band reveals the true character of Riccardi, leaving Molly and John happy together.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Madge Kennedy
Molly Townsend
Harrison Ford
John Locke
Marc McDermott
Luis Riccardi
Ivan Linow
'Bull' Jordan
Walter P. Lewis
'Smoothy' Smith
M.W. Rale
'Highbrow' Higgins
Joseph Henderson
Dadny
Edna Morton
Susie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Irvin Willat
Writers: John Emerson, Anita Loos, Neysa McMein
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Irvin Willat, shot by Henry Cronjager. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Madge Kennedy and Harrison Ford and Marc McDermott carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0170678 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Irvin Willat directs. Henry Cronjager behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Irvin Willat, shot by Henry Cronjager. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Madge Kennedy and Harrison Ford and Marc McDermott carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0170678 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.