Smuggler's Island
1951 American Film noir adventure film by Edward Ludwig / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the lost 1915 film, see Francis Ford (actor).
Smuggler's Island is a 1951 American Technicolor film noir adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig starring Jeff Chandler and Evelyn Keyes
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Smuggler's Island | |
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Directed by | Edward Ludwig |
Written by | Leonard Lee |
Based on | story and adaptation by Herbert Magolis Louis Morheim |
Produced by | Ted Richmond |
Starring | Jeff Chandler Evelyn Keyes |
Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
Edited by | Ted J. Kent |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1,050,000[1] |
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Chandler called the film one of his favourites because "I played myself".[2] Around this time Chandler typically played characters of varying nationalities from different historical periods; this was a rare opportunity for him to play a contemporary American.
"This is the most conscious effort made so far to sell the Chandler personality per se", he said.[3] "Just plain Jeff Chandler – a nondescript American down on his luck.[4] Filming started in June 1950.[5]