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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

Twelve Miles Out (1927)

Melodrama | 9 July 1927

Cast:

John Gilbert, Ernest Torrence, Joan Crawford [ More ]

Director:

Jack Conway

Writer:

A. P. Younger

Cinematographer:

Ira Morgan

Editor:

Basil Wrangell

Production Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.
 (Loew's Inc.)
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
31 Jul 1927
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New York Times
26 Jul 1927
p. 17
Variety
27 Jul 1927
p. 18
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Jack Conway
Dir
WRITERS
A. P. Younger
Scr
Joseph White Farnham
Joe Farnham
Titles
PHOTOGRAPHY
Ira Morgan
Dir of photog
FILM EDITOR
Basil Wrangell
Film ed
SET DECORATORS
Cedric Gibbons
Settings
Eugene Hornbostel
Settings
COSTUMES
René Hubert
Ward
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the play Twelve Miles Out by William Anthony McGuire (New York, 16 Nov 1925).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
William Anthony McGuire
DETAILS
Release Date:
9 July 1927
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
8 August 1927
LP24279
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
7,899
Length(in reels):
8
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Jerry Fay and Red McCue, friendly rivals, after encounters in various parts of the world, meet in New York as rival bootleggers. Jerry, being pursued by the Coast Guard, finds refuge in a seashore house, and when Jane and her fiancé threaten to inform the authorities, he takes them aboard his boat. Red, posing as a revenue agent, hijacks the boat with his gang and makes advances to Jane. Following a drinking match, there is a fight between Jerry and Red over the girl. Jerry ultimately surrenders the boat to the Coast Guard in order to protect Jane; and when wounded, he finds solace in her ...

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Jerry Fay and Red McCue, friendly rivals, after encounters in various parts of the world, meet in New York as rival bootleggers. Jerry, being pursued by the Coast Guard, finds refuge in a seashore house, and when Jane and her fiancé threaten to inform the authorities, he takes them aboard his boat. Red, posing as a revenue agent, hijacks the boat with his gang and makes advances to Jane. Following a drinking match, there is a fight between Jerry and Red over the girl. Jerry ultimately surrenders the boat to the Coast Guard in order to protect Jane; and when wounded, he finds solace in her arms.

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