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Souls at Sea is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper, George Raft, and Frances Dee. Based on a story by Ted Lesser, the film is about a first mate on a slave ship who frees the slaves on the ship after a mutiny overthrows the ship's captain. The title of this film was spoofed in the Laurel and Hardy comedy film Saps at Sea (1940).
Original Release
08/09/1937
US Release
08/09/1937
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Cooper | Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor |
George Raft | Powdah |
Frances Dee | Margaret Tarryton |
Henry Wilcoxon | Lieutenant Stanley Tarryton |
Harry Carey | Captain of 'William Brown' / Captain of the William Brown |
Olympe Bradna | Babsie |
Robert Cummings | George Martin |
Porter Hall | Court Prosecutor |
George Zucco | Barton Woodley / Woodley |
Virginia Weidler | Tina |
Directors
Writers
Grover Jones, Dale Van Every, Ted Lesser
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Cooper | Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor |
George Raft | Powdah |
Frances Dee | Margaret Tarryton |
Henry Wilcoxon | Lieutenant Stanley Tarryton |
Harry Carey | Captain of 'William Brown' / Captain of the William Brown |
Olympe Bradna | Babsie |
Robert Cummings | George Martin |
Porter Hall | Court Prosecutor |
George Zucco | Barton Woodley / Woodley |
Virginia Weidler | Tina |
Joseph Schildkraut | Gaston de Bastonet |
Gilbert Emery | Captain Martisel / Capt. Martisel |
Lucien Littlefield | Toymaker |
Paul Fix | Violinist |
Tully Marshall | Pecora |
Monte Blue | Mate |
Stanley Fields | Captain Paul M. Granley / Granley |
Norman Ainsley | Ticket Taker |
Stanley Andrews | First Mate |
Gertrude Astor | Barmaid |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Grover Jones | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1938 | Oscar | Best Art Direction | Nominated |
1938 | Oscar | Best Assistant Director | Nominated |
1938 | Oscar | Best Music, Score | Nominated |