Across the Pacific

original title:
Across the Pacific
other titles:
(Der Deserteur)
country / year of production:
USA / 1926
original length:
black/white
premiere:
2 October 1926
genre:
Silent movie
based on:
Charles E. Blaney. Across the Pacific. New York: J. S. Ogilvie publishing company, 1904.
director:
Roy Del Ruth
film script:
Darryl F. Zanuck , Charles E. Blaney
producer:
cinematographer:
Byron Haskin
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Monte Blue (Monte) , Jane Winton (Claire Marsh) , Myrna Loy (Roma) , Charles Stevens (Emilio Aguinaldo) , Tom Wilson (Tom) , Monte Blue , Jane Winton , Myrna Loy , Charles Stevens , Tom Wilson
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plot synopsis:
After his father brings disgrace on the family, Monte joins the Spanish-American War and is sent with his regiment to the Philippines. Although he has his girlfriend Claire at home he starts a romance with Roma, who knows the whereabout of Philippnine leader Aguinaldo. Finally Monte gets the information he needed but is called a deserter and has to prove his mettle on the battlefield. In the end the insurrection is defeated and Monte can explain everything to Claire and the two are reunited.
keywords:
Pacific ocean , women during wartime , collaboration , love in times of war
war:
Spanish-American War (1898)
literature:
De Quesada, Alejandro M.: The Spanish-American War and Philippine insurrection ; 1898 - 1902, Oxford : Osprey, 2007.
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