Twelve Miles Out (1927)

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1h 25min
Drama
09 Jul 1927 (USA)
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Jerry always wins in his rivalry with Red over women, gunrunning, and diamond smuggling. While running booze into the U.S. during Prohibition, Jerry seizes Jane's seaside home. When she tries to turn him in, he kidnaps her and her fiance... See more »

Director:

Jack Conway

Writers:

Joseph Farnham, William Anthony McGuire, Andrew Percival Younger

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	John Gilbert	...	Jerry Fay
	Ernest Torrence	...	Red McCue
	Joan Crawford	...	Jane
	Eileen Percy	...	Maizie
	Paulette Duval	...	Trini
	Dorothy Sebastian	...	Chiquita
	Gwen Lee	...	Hulda
	Edward Earle	...	John Burton
	Bert Roach	...	Luke
	Tom O'Brien	...	Irish
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Frederick Peters	...	(uncredited)

Directed by

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Jack Conway

Written by

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Joseph Farnham	...	(titles) (as Joe Farnham)

William Anthony McGuire	...	(play)

Andrew Percival Younger	...	(scenario) (as A.P. Younger)

Produced by

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Irving Thalberg

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producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Ira H. Morgan

Editing by

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Basil Wrangell

Costume Design by

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René Hubert

Art Department

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Cedric Gibbons	...	sets
Eugene Hornboestel	...	sets (as Eugen Hornbostel)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1927) (United States) (theatrical)
Regal Films (1927) (Canada) (theatrical)
Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1927) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1928) (Australia) (theatrical)

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Plot Summary	Jerry always wins in his rivalry with Red over women, gunrunning, and diamond smuggling. While running booze into the U.S. during Prohibition, Jerry seizes Jane's seaside home. When she tries to turn him in, he kidnaps her and her fiance John. Jane, now in love with Jerry, must watch as Jerry and Red shoot it out on board Jerry's boat. Written by Ed Stephan Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	new-york coast-guard bootlegger based-on-play See All (4) »
Taglines	Rum-runners, hi-jackers- angry spurts of flame as pistols speak in the dark. (Print Ad- Daily Star, ((Queens Borough, NY)) 20 August 1927) See more »
Genres	Drama
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Also Known As	Le bateau ivre (France) Filibusteros modernos (Spain) На двенадцать миль прочь (Soviet Union, Russian title) Fora da Lei Seca (Portugal) Smuglerne (Denmark) See more »
Runtime	85 min
Country	United States
Language	None English
Color	Color (2-strip Technicolor) (one sequence)
Aspect Ratio	1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Silent
Filming Locations	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend United States

$59,000, 16 Jul 1927

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Trivia	Betty Compson originally played the second lead, but after several trial runs, it was decided that the film was too dark. Her dramatic part was cut and replaced by lighter fare featuring Dorothy Sebastian and Paulette Duval. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002). See more »

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