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Face to Face
An exciting feature with two famous-author stories...two outstanding casts!
Two short films released together under a collective title. The first, "Secret Sharer", directed by John Brahm and starring James Mason, is based on a short story by Joseph Conrad. The second tale, "Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", directed by Bretaigne Windust and starring Robert Preston, is adapted from Stephen Crane's short story.
- Original title
- Face to Face
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
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CinemaSerf
Sep 9, 2022 · via TMDB
Two short stories rolled into one film. The first sees Michael Pate appear, like a bit of a merman, before James Mason's rail-side captain seeking sanctuary on his ship after an incident on his previous vessel. The second, a story of the wild west with newly married lawman Robert Preston (Jack Potter) caught up in some lawlessness in his small town as he returns from his nuptials with his bride Marjorie Steele. The former story has more to it, I thought. Despite never quite knowing why the sailor absconds, Mason keeps him secret from his crew - and that involves quite some skill and synchronicity aboard his small ship, particularly when his former captain Gene Lockhart comes to visit. The second a simpler story, with less depth, but a fun formal breakfast scene on their train and plenty of action once they arrive keeps it interesting enough. The films fit well together, though could equally have been presented in isolation, and James Agee has adapted the Joseph Conrad and Stephen Crane short stories skilfully and enjoyably.
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James Mason
The Captain
Michael Pate
Leggatt
Gene Lockhart
Archbold
Albert Sharpe
Brown
Robert Preston
Jack Potter
Minor Watson
Scratchy Wilson
Olive Carey
Laura Lee
James Agee
Frank
Oliver Blake
Deacon
Victor Kilian
Jasper Morgan
John Brahm
Director
Æneas MacKenzie
Adaptation
James Agee
Adaptation
Joseph Conrad
Book
Shanghai Bound
The Changeling
Black Waters
The Big Country
Tugboat Annie
The Sea Wolf
Hell and High Water
Texans Never Cry
Hang 'em High
Lawman
The Ghost Ship
The Sea Chase
My Sailor, My Love
The World Was His Jury
The Sea Ghost
Deadweight
Devil on Deck
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Slave Ship
Aflame
3:10 to Yuma
Hud
The Breaking Point
Plunder Road
Sergeant Rutledge
Each Dawn I Die
The Last Sunset
Run for Cover
Man in the Shadow
Cry of the City
Union Pacific
Forty Guns
Framed
Into the West
The Locket
Return of the Bad Men
House of Bamboo
Don't Come Knocking
The Proud Rebel
5 Against the House
Nov 1, 1952
