The World in His Arms
The World in His Arms is a 1952 American seafaring adventure film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Gregory Peck, Ann Blyth and Anthony Quinn, with John McIntire, Carl Esmond, Andrea King, Eugenie Leontovich, Hans Conried, and Sig Ruman. Made by Universal-International, it was produced by Aaron Rosenberg from a screenplay by Borden Chase and Horace McCoy. It is based on the novel by Rex Beach. The music score was by Frank Skinner and the cinematography by Russell Metty.
Plot
In 1850 San Francisco, Russian Countess Marina Selanova (Blyth) flees from an arranged marriage to Prince Semyon (Esmond). She books passage with "Portugee" (Quinn) to Sitka, where her uncle Governor Ivan Vorashilov (Sig Ruman) can protect her.
More details
| author | Borden Chase Horace McCoy |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | San Francisco |
| director | Raoul Walsh |
| editor | Frank Gross |
| events | seamanship |
| genre | adventure drama historical |
| keywords | arranged marriage boston shanghai |
| musicBy | Frank Skinner |
| producer | Aaron Rosenberg |
| publisher | Universal-International |
| theme | trick |