Where to watch To the Ends of the Earth online

Storyline

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

Released

1948-02-07
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

1hr 49m
Genre

Thriller
Status

Released
Language

English
0
Production

Kennedy-Buckman Pictures, Columbia Pictures

Crew

Robert Stevenson

Director

Jay Richard Kennedy

Screenplay

Sidney Buchman

Producer

Keywords:

film noir

Stream and watch To the Ends of the Earth

similar movies

Strangers on a Train

Vertigo

Rebecca

The Killing

The 39 Steps

Notorious

Half Dead Fred

Secret Beyond the Door

Out of the Past

Vicki

Down Three Dark Streets

The Vanished Elephant

The 3rd Voice

While the City Sleeps

The Street with No Name

5 Against the House

City of Fear

Phantom Lady

The Locket

Appointment with a Shadow

Cast

Videos and Photos

Movie Reviews

Reviews for To the Ends of the Earth

A Review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2019-07-20

Utterly polished piece of adult crime drama film making. To The Ends of the Earth is directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Jay Rich... read more

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 plot involving a global narcotics operation, and the number of characters involved as Barrows literally country hops, it may even be a picture that improves because of a "needed" second viewing. Not to say that is a requisite, the structure and pace of the piece simply may not be your thing, but I'd like to put it on record that it seems an improver and definitely one to watch and listen to carefully. helps, also, that there is much narration to aid the complexity of the case. It begins in shocking fashion, with an event that has the ability to take you aback, and with your attention grabbed we are then on a jaunt with Barrows, getting up close and personal with either shifty persons or loyal international people willing to help the intrepid agent. He has dry wit and a cunning knowing, a guy we basically like to be around, with Powell (not for the first time in such a role) splendidly in character. There was a large budget afforded the production, so the near documentary approach doesn't look cheap (helps having Guffey on photography duties), while the MPA eased their "drugs in film" regulations to let the pic breath an air of much needed realism. With the evils of narcotic smuggling given intelligent filmic substance - we learn much about the manufacture of opium and how it is hidden and retrieved etc - and some very drastic scenes involving murder and suicides, this is mature film making. Not all the cast leave lasting impressions (apart from Powell they were largely unknown at the time), and some of the speech sections are a little clunky, but this is an utterly polished piece of adult crime drama film making. 7.5/10

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-01-22

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 ... read more

Read Full Review (The thoughts and opinions expressed here are solely those of the reviewer.)

A Review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2019-07-20

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-01-22

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 Treasur...