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{{short description|1939 film by Frank Borzage}} |
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| name = Disputed Passage |
| name = Disputed Passage |
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| image = "Disputed_Passage"_(1939).jpg |
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| caption = Australian trade ad |
| caption = Australian trade ad |
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| director = [[Frank Borzage]] |
| director = [[Frank Borzage]] |
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| producer = [[Harlan Thompson]] |
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| screenplay = [[Anthony Veiller]]<br>[[Sheridan Gibney]] |
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| based_on = [[Lloyd C. Douglas]] |
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| cinematography = [[William C. Mellor]] |
| cinematography = [[William C. Mellor]] |
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| editing = [[James Smith]] |
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| color_process = [[Black and white]] |
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| studio = Paramount Pictures |
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| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] |
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'''''Disputed Passage''''' is a 1939 American [[war film]] |
'''''Disputed Passage''''' is a 1939 American [[drama (film and television)|drama]] [[war film]] directed by [[Frank Borzage]] and starring [[Dorothy Lamour]], [[Akim Tamiroff]], [[John Howard]], [[Judith Barrett]] and [[William Collier, Sr.]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a8e508a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713114030/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a8e508a|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-13|title=Disputed Passage (1939)|work=BFI}}</ref> Set in war-torn [[China]], the film was described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as a "lavish [[soap opera]]". The film was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by [[Lloyd C. Douglas]], and was produced by [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref name=newyorktimes>https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C03E2DF153EE23ABC4E51DFB6678382629EDE</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Revision as of 09:10, 21 March 2021
| Disputed Passage | |
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| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Screenplay by | Anthony Veiller Sheridan Gibney |
| Based on | Lloyd C. Douglas |
| Produced by | Harlan Thompson |
| Starring | Dorothy Lamour Akim Tamiroff John Howard Judith Barrett William Collier, Sr. |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Edited by | James Smith |
| Music by | Friedrich Hollaender (as Friedrich Hollander) John Leipold |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Disputed Passage is a 1939 American drama war film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, John Howard, Judith Barrett and William Collier, Sr..[1] Set in war-torn China, the film was described by The New York Times as a "lavish soap opera". The film was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas, and was produced by Paramount Pictures.[2]
Plot
Young medical student John Wesley Beaven (John Howard) is torn between the detached, cold pragmatism of Dr. Forster (Akim Tamiroff) and the humanistic attitudes of kindly Dr. Cunningham (William Collier Sr.). Matters are brought to a head when Beaven must choose between his career and impending marriage to fellow student Audrey Hilton (Dorothy Lamour). Dr. Forster convinces Audrey to return to her native China and let Beaven pursue his studies undistracted. She takes Forster's advice, but Beaven follows her. Once in the Orient he is injured in a bomb blast, and in a makeshift hospital, Dr. Forster is called on to perform a risky operation to save his life.
Cast
- Audrey Hilton, 'Lan Ying' - Dorothy Lamour
- Dr 'Tubby' Forster - Akim Tamiroff
- Dr John Wesley Beaven - John Howard
- Winifred Bane - Judith Barrett
- Dr William Cunningham - William Collier, Sr.
- Dr La Ferriere - Victor Varconi
- Bill Anderson - Gordon Jones
- Andrew Abbott - Keye Luke
- Mrs Cunningham - Elisabeth Risdon
- Lawrence Carpenter - Gaylord Pendleton
- Johnny Merkle - Billy Cook
- Mr Merkle - William Pawley
- Mrs Riley, Landlady - Renie Riano
- Chinese Ambassador - Z.T. Nyi
- Kai - Philson Ahn
- Dr Ling - Dr E.Y. Chung
- Dr Fung - Philip Ahn
- Aviatrix - Lee Ya-ching
Critical reception
The New York Times concluded,"if you have gathered from the foregoing that Disputed Passage smacks of synthetic drama and not too subtle moralizing, you have gleaned aright. What you might not have gathered is that the film, particularly in its early phases, has been forcefully written and rather well played. While there no longer is much news in the conflict between the sympathetic, sentimental physician and the cold scientist who caustically challenges his medical class to find a human soul in their dissections, the topic remains a fertile and provocative one." [2] and Allmovie wrote, "kudos again to director Frank Borzage for bringing warmth and credibility to the most sloppily sentimental of storylines." [3]
References
- ^ "Disputed Passage (1939)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13.
- ^ a b https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C03E2DF153EE23ABC4E51DFB6678382629EDE
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Disputed Passage (1939) - Frank Borzage - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
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