Pacific pearl diver Duke Slade escapes angry natives by joining a whaler whose dying captain persuades him to marry his daughter who is already being wooed by the first mate..
If you want to see John Wayne running around on a wooden ship instead of riding a horse, Adventure's End is worth seventy minutes of your Sunday afternoon. Hardcore Duke fans will love seeing him in a tight sailor shirt, but people who hate cheap 1930s studio sets will probably turn it off. It is a weird little movie t...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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Bruno Ziener
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"If you want to see John Wayne running around on a wooden ship instead of riding a horse, Adventure's End is worth seventy minutes of your Sunday afternoon. Hardcore Duke fans will love seeing him in a tight sailor shirt, but people who hate cheap 1930s studio sets will probably turn it off. It is a weird little movie that feels like it was filmed in a giant indoor bathtub. 🐳 The story kicks off with Wayne playing Duke Slade, a pearl diver who has to flee some angry islanders. He literally swims..."
Ben Grauman Kohn, Sidney Sutherland, Scott Darling, Ben Ames Williams
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