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A Ship Comes In (1928)

A Ship Comes In poster
Directed by
William K. Howard
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A European immigrant family arrives in the United States and struggles to build a new life. The story follows their hopes and hardships as they try to adapt to a foreign country.

earnesthopefulstirringmelodramaticsentimentalquietly intensepatriotic

What happens

A Ship Comes In (also known as His Country) is a 1928 American silent film which tells the story of immigrants coming to the United States. It stars Rudolph Schildkraut, Louise Dresser, Milton Holmes, Linda Landi, and Fritz Feld. The movie was written by Julien Josephson (story) (adaptation), John W. Krafft (titles) and Sonya Levien. It was directed by William K. Howard. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Louise Dresser). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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