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Twelve Miles Out (1927) Online
1927 John Gilbert Ernest Torrence Joan Crawford Jack Conway
Original Title :
Twelve Miles Out
Genre :
Movie / Drama
Year :
1927
Directror :
Jack Conway
Cast :
John Gilbert,Ernest Torrence,Joan Crawford
Writer :
Joseph Farnham,William Anthony McGuire
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 25min
Rating :
7.6/10

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Twelve Miles Out (1927) Online

Jerry always wins in his rivalry with Red over women, gunrunning, and diamond smuggling. While running booze into the U.S. during Prohibition, Jerry seizes Jane's seaside home. When she tries to turn him in, he kidnaps her and her fiance John. Jane, now in love with Jerry, must watch as Jerry and Red shoot it out on board Jerry's boat.
Complete credited cast:
John Gilbert John Gilbert - Jerry Fay
Ernest Torrence Ernest Torrence - Red McCue
Joan Crawford Joan Crawford - Jane
Eileen Percy Eileen Percy - Maizie
Paulette Duval Paulette Duval - Trini
Dorothy Sebastian Dorothy Sebastian - Chiquita
Gwen Lee Gwen Lee - Hulda
Edward Earle Edward Earle - John Burton
Bert Roach Bert Roach - Luke
Tom O'Brien Tom O'Brien - Irish

Betty Compson originally played the second lead, but after several trial runs, it was decided that the film was to dark. Her dramatic part was cut and replaced by lighter fare featuring Dorothy Sebastian and Paulette Duval.

In 1932 MGM wanted to remake the property as a showcase for Jean Harlow. They tried borrowing Victor McLaglen for the lead, but Fox refused. Metro then announced Clark Gable as star, but ultimately the film was not made.

Four feet of 2-strip Technicolor film depicts a sunset in Reel #5.

Cinematographer Ira Morgan tried some experimental lighting in this film, in an attempt to replace makeup. He used blue light to soften a ruddy complexion and red light to shade a face.

Although the action is supposed to take place twelve miles out on the Atlantic Ocean, Director Jack Conway shot the scenes 100 miles out on the Pacific.

A long sequence with Gilbert as a daredevil motorcyclist at an amusement park was cut out of the film.


User reviews

Sardleem

Sardleem

Yes only the French 62-minute version survives (originally 85 minutes) and the film starts without the opening scene but this is still an exciting sea yarn about battling bootleggers and features two great stars: John Gilbert and Joan Crawford.

Gilbert is a bootlegger who kidnaps Crawford and her fiancé in an attempt to escape the Coast Guard. But he starts to fall for Crawford after his boat is boarded by even WORSE bootleggers led by lecherous Ernest Torrence. The men begin a battle over Crawford until the surprising ending.

The film was a hit in 1927 but is often credited with being the first film on which Gilbert wrangled with LB Mayer. Gilbert helped write the screenplay but was unhappy when key scenes were cut; he also disliked the ending. This was an important starring assignment for Crawford since Gilbert was #1 at the box office at this time.

The scene featuring Eileen Percy, Dorothy Sebastian, and Gwen Lee is lost.

Still worth a look.
Saberblade

Saberblade

I recently purchased this video from an independent distributor and found out there are only a few copies left of this silent film on VHS. The VHS version is 62 minutes long, transferred from a French print; the original 1927 version was 85 minutes. John Gilbert plays a bootlegger who kidnaps Joan Crawford and her fiance on his boat and eventually the two fall in love with each other, but things happen that cause a rift in their relationship. It is interesting to see a very young Crawford in a small role and her presence is what makes the film interesting, but in general it is a strange and muddled story, likely due to the fact that important pieces are missing. Again, only valuable for film history reasons, due to the fact that the original film no longer exists. 2 1/2 out of 4 for this one.