Pacific Liner

Pacific Liner is a 1939 American actionadventure film directed by Lew Landers. The film stars Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris and Wendy Barrie. Pacific Liner depicts the illfated voyage of a diseaseridden passenger liner. Note

Principal photography on Pacific Liner began began midOctober 1938. In 1937, RKO corporate head Leo Spitz had moved away from the earlier prestige pictures that had often been critically acclaimed but financial disasters. He had not invested heavily in projects such as Pacific Liner, which had been originally intended to be released as an exploitation quickie. With reliable Bmovie director Lew Landers in charge, however, the result was predictably brought ... to the screen with his usual feeling for action, and attention to narrative development ..., belying its modest status as a B.Along with a firstrate cast with both stock players and featured performers as well as a believable storyline, Pacific Liner also had the benefit of a lavish shipboard set ... with art deco trimmings, courtesy of art director Van Nest Polglase and his assistant Albert DAgostino, known especially for their elaborate sets in AstaireRogers musicals.A fullsize steamship set, the first that RKO had made for their typical budget features, had mainly interior rooms but also included an exterior section with a gangplank for passengers to come on board. A large scale model was used for long shots showing the entire passenger vessel. Note ........

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