Marie Galante (1934)
Marie is kidnapped and taken aboard ship, then thrown off at
Yucatan. She winds up singing in a cafe in the Panama Canal
zone. There she gets involved in a plot to destroy the canal and
runs into American intelligence officer Crawbett.
Marie Galante, a pretty French deliverer of telegrams, is inadvertently
abducted by a drunken sea captain bound for Central America.
Escaping in Mexico, Marie travels down the coast trying to find a
way back home to France. In the Panama Canal Zone, she finds
work as a singer and piques the interest of several men: Tenoki, a
Japanese merchant, Brogard, his German competitor, Ratcliff, a
British diplomatic agent, and Dr. Crawbett, ostensibly a researcher
into tropical diseases. In fact, one or more of these men is involved
in espionage and a plot to sink the U.S. fleet as it passes through
the canal. Naive Marie cannot believe anything nefarious is afoot,
but the handsome Dr. Crawbett convinces her to help him uncover
the saboteur. But Marie is not sure she can trust even Crawbett.
Directed by Henry King
Writing credits: Reginald Berkeley, Jacques Deval, Dudley Nichols
Cast:
Spencer Tracy .... Dr. Crawbett
Ketti Gallian .... Marie Galante
Ned Sparks .... Plosser
Helen Morgan .... Tapia
Sig Ruman .... Brogard
Leslie Fenton .... Tenoki
Arthur Byron .... Gen. Phillips
Jay C. Flippen .... Sailor in bar
Stepin Fetchit .... Waiter
Tito Coral .... Tito
Rosita Delmar .... Checkroom Girl
Janet Barrett
Muriel Barrett
Guy Bellis .... Commissioner at Scotland Yard
Joseph E. Bernard .... Port Controller
Eugene Borden .... Assistant to the Prefect of Police
Agostino Borgato .... Frenchman
Nina Borget .... Shopper
Maurice Brierre .... Telegraph Operator
James P. Burtis .... Wisecracking American
Fred Cavens .... Postmaster
Wallis Clark .... Head of Bureau in Washington
Arthur Clayton .... Assistant Commissioner
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Frank Darien .... Ellsworth
George Davis .... Frenchman in Central America
Ray De Ravenne .... Shopper
Joe Dominguez .... Orderly
Charles Fallon .... Dentist
Allen Fox .... Sentry
Richard Garrick .... Second Officer Wilson
Clarence Geldart .... Port Doctor
Robert Gleckler .... Steamship Captain
Rosemary Grimes .... Cabaret Entertainer
Rubí Gutiérrez .... Cabaret Entertainer
Herbert Heywood .... Tour Guide
Olin Howland .... Clerk French Consul
Jack Kenny .... Crew Member
Leonid Kinskey .... Arohnson
Mike Lally .... Army Shipment Delivery Man
Frank Lanning .... Kristoffer
Frank LaRue .... Port Inspector
Mitchell Lewis .... Yermack, Steamship Crew Member
Robert Loraine .... Ratcliff
Marie Loredo .... Cabaret Entertainer
Michael Mark .... Babu
Chris-Pin Martin .... Furniture Dealer
J.P. McGowan .... Foreman
Paul McVey .... Man in Tenoki's Shop
Carlotta Monti .... Cabaret Entertainer
Jack Mower .... Naval Commander
J. Carrol Naish .... French Sailor painting ship
George Nardelli .... Patient
Harry Northrup .... Mate
Fletcher Norton .... Crew Member
Manuel París .... Crew Member
Albert Pollet .... French Waiter
Jules Raucourt .... Prefect of Police at Paris
Alexander Schoenberg .... Crew Member
Harry Semels .... Steamship Crew Member
George Sherwood
Philip Sleeman .... Crew Member
Edwin Stanley .... Sympathetic American
Paul Stanton .... Assistant to Head of Bureau in Washington
Blanca Vischer .... Spanish Girl
Produced by Winfield R. Sheehan
Original Music by Jay Gorney, Arthur Lange
Cinematography by John F. Seitz
Film Editing by Harold D. Schuster
Costume Design by René Hubert
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Jasper Blystone
Sound Department Eugene Grossman
Other crew:
Arthur Lange .... musical director
Sam Benson .... wardrobe
Paul Van Loan .... orchestrator
Runtime: 88 min
Country: USA
Language: French / English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: UK:A (original rating) / UK:PG (video rating) (2000)
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