South Sea Sinner
| South Sea Sinner | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | H. Bruce Humberstone |
| Written by | Joel Malone adaptation |
| Screenplay by | Joel Malone Oscar Brodney |
| Story by | Ladislas Fodor László Vadnay (as Laszlo Vadnay) |
| Produced by | Michael Kraike (as Michel Kraike) |
| Starring | Macdonald Carey Shelley Winters |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Ted J. Kent |
| Music by | Walter Scharf |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
South Sea Sinner is a 1950 American adventure film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring MacDonald Carey and Shelley Winters. It is a remake of Seven Sinners (1940). Liberace has a small role.[1]
Premise
A cafe owner on a South Sea island plays a dangerous game of blackmail with a fugitive from justice.
Cast
- MacDonald Carey as 'Jake' Davis
- Shelley Winters as Coral
- Luther Adler as Cognac
- Frank Lovejoy as Doc
- Helena Carter as Margaret Landis
- Art Smith as Grayson
- Liberace as Maestro
Production
South Sea Sinner was known as East of Java during filming. Helena Carter replaced Dorothy Hart.[2]
Winters was accused of having a number of temperamental outbursts on set.[3][4]
References
- ^ Bosley Crowther. "'South Sea Sinner' Arrives at the Criterion--'Red Light' Comes to the Globe". The New York Times, January 16, 1950.
- ^ By THOMAS F BRADY Special to The New York Times. (1949, Jul 01). JANET LEIGH GETS 2 RKO FILM LEADS. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/105964331?accountid=13902
- ^ HEDDA HOPPER. (1949, Jul 26). Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/165977394?accountid=13902
- ^ Scheuer, P. K. (1949, Nov 13). SHELLEY WINTERS MAY DO JEAN HARLOW'S LIFE. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/166060791?accountid=13902
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