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A Ship Comes In

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5.8/10 • 8

1928-01-041h 10m

Drama

Film which tells the story of immigrants coming to the United States.

Directors
William K. Howard
Writters
Sonya Levien
Editors
Sonya Levien, Barbara Hunter

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  1. Louise Dresser

    Louise Dresser

    Mrs. Pleznik

  2. Rudolph Schildkraut

    Rudolph Schildkraut

    Peter Pleznik

  3. Fritz Feld

    Fritz Feld

    Sokol

  4. Milton Holmes

    Milton Holmes

    Eric

  5. Linda Landi

    Linda Landi

    Marthe

  6. Lucien Littlefield

    Lucien Littlefield

    Dan Casey

  7. Robert Edeson

    Robert Edeson

    Judge Gresham

  8. Louis Natheaux

    Louis Natheaux

    Seymon

  9. Evelyn Mills

    Evelyn Mills

    Katinka

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CinemaSerf

Feb 11, 2024

6/10

Rudolph Schildkraut ("Pleznik") and his wife Louise Dresser ("Mama") arrive, nervously, as refugees to the United States. Their youngest child is a bit bleary eyed and they are concerned that they won't be allowed in... Luckily, the child smiles and next thing they have a home, he has a job and a neighbour with whom he can play his music with. On his son's eighteenth birthday, "Pleznik" is to meet "Judge Gresham" (Robert Edeson) to have his citizenship conferred upon him. To make him even more proud, that son "Eric" (Milton Holmes) enlists, though this naturally distresses his poor mother. The judge, meantime, is not without his detractors and a group of disgruntled criminals plan to assassinate him. They plant a bomb in his chambers - in a cake box left by "Pleznik" as a thank you. Next thing the jovial and hard working patriot is arrested, found guilty of attempted murder and incarcerated. "Mama" gets even worse news shortly afterwards from an army courier and despairs. Unexpectedly, the man who planted the bomb is also suffering. His guilt is tormenting him as he struggles to reconcile his conscience with the idea of an innocent man languishing in jail, unaware of his recent familial calamity. Can any good yet come from this tortuous scenario for the "Pleznik" family? Although the production is extremely basic and he lighting really need need some help, the efforts from the enthusiastic Schildkraut especially, but also from the sparingly seen but characterful Dresser and the increasingly maniacal Fritz Field contribute well to a sometimes quite touching story of the simplicity and decency of American dream becoming the American nightmare.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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