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Pacific Rendezvous

"TIMELY! THRILLING!"

1942 1h 16m EN
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Synopsis
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A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his desire for active duty.

β€œTIMELY! THRILLING!”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
George Sidney
Writers
P.J. Wolfson, George Oppenheimer, Harry Kurnitz
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime β€” shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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84 years old β€” a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Sidney, shot by Paul Vogel. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Harry Kurnitz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lee Bowman and Jean Rogers and Mona Maris carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "TIMELY! THRILLING!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035167 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 2 TMDB ratings β€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Sidney directs. Paul Vogel behind the camera. Harry Kurnitz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 76-minute runtime β€” shorter than most television pilots.
  • 284 years old β€” a genuine piece of film history.
  • 3Directed by George Sidney, shot by Paul Vogel. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Harry Kurnitz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Lee Bowman and Jean Rogers and Mona Maris carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "TIMELY! THRILLING!".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0035167 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 2 TMDB ratings β€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Paul Vogel
Editing
Harry Kurnitz
Costume design
Robert Kalloch
Runtime
76 min Β· 1h 16m
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
NR

Also by

George Sidney

Production companies

Who made it

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    US

Key crew

  • Costume DesignRobert Kalloch
  • ProducerB.F. Zeidman
  • EditorHarry Kurnitz
  • Associate ProducerHarry Kurnitz
  • Art DirectionCedric Gibbons
  • Costume DesignHarry Kurnitz
  • EditorBen Lewis

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • murder
  • spy ring
  • naval intelligence

Release history Β· US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1942-05-21NR

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