Twelve Miles Out

Name: Twelve Miles Out
Genre: Drama
Released: 1927-07-09
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: John Gilbert, Ernest Torrence, Joan Crawford

1927
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

687

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Joan Crawford, John Gilbert, and Ernest Torrence in Twelve Miles Out (1927)

Drama

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 trie... Read allJerry 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 w... Read allJerry 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.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

687

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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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.

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Featured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)

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Interesting only for historical value

I recently purchased this video from an independent distributor and found out there are only a few copies left of this silent film on VHS. The VHS version is 62 minutes long, transferred from a French print; the original 1927 version was 85 minutes. John Gilbert plays a bootlegger who kidnaps Joan Crawford and her fiance on his boat and eventually the two fall in love with each other, but things happen that cause a rift in their relationship. It is interesting to see a very young Crawford in a small role and her presence is what makes the film interesting, but in general it is a strange and muddled story, likely due to the fact that important pieces are missing. Again, only valuable for film history reasons, due to the fact that the original film no longer exists. 2 1/2 out of 4 for this one.