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To the Ends of the Earth

Name: To the Ends of the Earth
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1948-02-07
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 5.889

★ 5,9 /10 (18 Votes)

1948 EN 109 min

Overview

A treasury agent becomes obsessed with exposing an international drug ring.

Release date

07/02/1948

Votes

Popularity

0.7

This is necessarily a story of violence, intrigue...and death.

Genres

Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

109 min

Dick Powell

Commissioner Michael Barrows

Signe Hasso

Ann Grant

Maylia Fong

Shu Pan Wu

Ludwig Donath

Nicholas Sokim

Vladimir Sokoloff

Commissioner Lum Chi Chow

Edgar Barrier

Grieg

John Hoyt

George C. Shannon

Marcel Journet

Commissioner Lariesier

Luis van Rooten

Commissioner Alberto Berado

Fritz Leiber

Binda Sha

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Harry J. Anslinger

Commissioner H.J. Anslinger

Vernon Steele

Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)

Richard Loo

Commissioner Lu (uncredited)

Lou Krugman

Commissioner Amar Hassam (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Mrs. Mary Paine (uncredited)

Ivan Triesault

Naftalie Vrandstadter (uncredited)

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Harlan Warde

Harry Hardt (uncredited)

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Michael Raffetto

Professor Salim (uncredited)

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Peter Virgo

Mahmoud (uncredited)

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Robert Malcolm

Edward Clark (uncredited)

Leonardo Scavino

Hernando (uncredited)

Blue Washington

Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)

Henry Kulky

Giant Chinese Man (uncredited)

Victor Sen Yung

Chinese Pilot (uncredited)

James B. Leong

Chinese Driver (uncredited)

Frank Lackteen

Camel Driver (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Ship's Captain (uncredited)

George J. Lewis

Ship's Cook (uncredited)

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Horace G. Brown

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

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Douglas D. Coppin

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

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Robert Riordan

Ship's Doctor (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Nacho Galindo

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Julian Rivero

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Beal Wong

Transportation Captain (uncredited)

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Tom Coleman

Treasury Agent in Ship's Galley (uncredited)

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Walter Pietila

Narcotics Agent (uncredited)

Mack Williams

Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)

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Sally Corner

Midgie (uncredited)

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George Volk

Cassidy (uncredited)

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Richard Wang

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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Nick Volpe

Sketch Artist (uncredited)

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Mahmud Shaikhaly

Egyptian Policeman at Gate (uncredited)

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Fred Godoy

Pastry Cook (uncredited)

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Jackie Barnett

Ensign (uncredited)

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Peter Chong

Joe (uncredited)

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Otto Han

Court Clerk (uncredited)

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Eddie Lee

Chian Soo (uncredited)

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Utterly polished piece of adult crime drama film making. To The Ends of the Earth is directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Jay Richard Kennedy. It stars Dick Powell, Signe Hasso, Maylia, Ludwig Donath and Vladimir Sokoloff. Music is by George Duning and cinematography by Burnett Guffey. Dick Powell stars as Treasury Agent Commissioner Michael Barrows, who after witnessing a terrible incident at sea goes on the trail of a major narcotics ring. Part docu-noir, part straight out crime drama, Stevenson's film is a pic that demands your full attention. Such are the intricacies of a plo…

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This is one of those rare movies where the imperious narration provided to reassure the American public that Uncle Sam has their back isn't too annoying. It's provided by Dick Powell who's the Treasury Agent "Barrows" in this standard drug smuggling drama. The authorities know that illicit narcotics are arriving, pretty much unhindered, in California and then permeating throughout the country, but they don't really know how. His suspicions are aroused when a mass fatality at sea convinces him that Shanghai is the place he needs to be. That's where he meets the enigmatic "Ann" (Signe Hasso) of …

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