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A comedy about a beachcomber (Laughton) in the Dutch East Indies who runs afoul of a self-righteous missionary (Tyrone Guthrie) and his militant sister (Elsa Lanchester) who want him deported for “corrupting” the natives. A drunk and a lecher, half monster, half-pagan god, he winds up charming Lanchester from loathing to fascination and ultimately into matrimony.
Original Release
03/04/1938
US Release
12/25/1938
Cast
Name | Character |
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Elsa Lanchester | Martha Jones |
Robert Newton | The Controleur |
Tyrone Guthrie | Dr. Owen Jones / Dr Owen Jones |
Eliot Makeham | The Native Head Clerk |
Dolly Mollinger | Lia |
D.A. Ward | Albert |
J. Solomon | Sgt. Henrik |
S. Alley | Mechanic |
Dudley | Dog |
Mah Foo | Ho |
Directors
Writers
W. Somerset Maugham, Bartlett Cormack, B. Van Thal
Cast
Name | Character |
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Elsa Lanchester | Martha Jones |
Robert Newton | The Controleur |
Tyrone Guthrie | Dr. Owen Jones / Dr Owen Jones |
Eliot Makeham | The Native Head Clerk |
Dolly Mollinger | Lia |
D.A. Ward | Albert |
J. Solomon | Sgt. Henrik |
S. Alley | Mechanic |
Dudley | Dog |
Mah Foo | Ho |
Rosita Garcia | Kati |
Fred Groves | Dutch Sea Captain |
Ley On | Ah King |
Charles Laughton | Ginger Ted' Wilson / Ginger Ted |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Charles Laughton | Producer |
Erich Pommer | Producer |