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Outward Bound

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A group of strangers find themselves aboard an unmanned ship, surrounded by fog and uncertain of their destination. As they attempt to make sense of their situation, the group of passengers, which include a man (Leslie Howard) and his long-lost mother (Beryl Mercer), discover that all they have is common is that each is dead and en route to their final judgment by Thompson (Dudley Digges). However, two desperate lovers, Henry (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and Ann (Helen Chandler), may be different.

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Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine 04/21/2020
Outward Bound is as remarkable for sustained atmosphere as for the star performance. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/24/2015
B-
Shows its age. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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07/11/2019 Voted top five outstanding productions of 1930 See more 06/06/2013 Stilted and flat rendering of a decent play which was remade much better as BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (1944). See more 03/27/2008 The ending of this movie will be stuck with me for a very long time. I loved the things they discussed about life and death, and how they discussed it. Someone said something about their situation being strange and someone else replied, "Why is it so strange? It's not strange when we are born.." I love this stuff. As always, Leslie Howard was amazing. I need a time machine. See more 03/27/2008 A bunch of people who are dead are trapped on a boat. Some great shots and a couple good performances, the rest is very stagey and dull. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Milton

Director

Leslie Howard

Tom Prior

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Henry

Helen Chandler

Ann

Beryl Mercer

Mrs. Midget

Alec B. Francis

Scrubby
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Movie Info

Synopsis A group of strangers find themselves aboard an unmanned ship, surrounded by fog and uncertain of their destination. As they attempt to make sense of their situation, the group of passengers, which include a man (Leslie Howard) and his long-lost mother (Beryl Mercer), discover that all they have is common is that each is dead and en route to their final judgment by Thompson (Dudley Digges). However, two desperate lovers, Henry (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and Ann (Helen Chandler), may be different.
Director
Robert Milton
Producer
Jack L. Warner
Screenwriter
J. Grubb Alexander, Sutton Vane
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 22m