Tiger Shark (film)

Tiger Shark
1932 Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Howard Hawks
Written by	Story: Houston Branch Screenplay: Wells Root
Produced by	Bryan Foy
Starring	Edward G. Robinson Richard Arlen Zita Johann
Cinematography	Tony Gaudio
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Music by	Bernhard Kaun
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	September 22, 1932 (1932-09-22) (U.S.)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Tiger Shark is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Edward G. Robinson, Richard Arlen and Zita Johann. The movie was made the same year as Scarface, which is widely acknowledged to be the director's best film of the early sound era. The general storyline was repeated several times in subsequent films, most notably Manpower with Marlene Dietrich and George Raft, in which Robinson plays the same role, only as a power line worker.

The film's leading lady, Zita Johann, is best known for her role opposite Boris Karloff in Karl Freund's The Mummy that same year.

Plot

The plot concerns a one-handed tuna fisherman named Mike (Robinson) whose wife falls for the man he lost his hand saving.

Cast (in credits order)

• Edward G. Robinson as Mike Mascarenhas
• Richard Arlen as Pipes Boley
• Zita Johann as Quita Silva
• Leila Bennett as Muggsey, A Barber
• J. Carrol Naish as Tony
• Vince Barnett as Fishbone, A Crewman
• William Ricciardi as Manuel Silva, A Crewman

External links

• Tiger Shark at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Tiger Shark at IMDb
• Tiger Shark at the TCM Movie Database
• Tiger Shark at AllMovie