Vessel of Wrath
| Vessel of Wrath | |
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| Directed by | Erich Pommer |
| Written by | Bartlett Cormack (writer) W. Somerset Maugham (novel) B. Van Thal |
| Produced by | Charles Laughton Erich Pommer |
| Starring | Elsa Lanchester Charles Laughton |
| Cinematography | Jules Kruger |
| Edited by | Robert Hamer Jean Barker |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell Orchestrated, Lionel Salter Direction, Muir Mathieson |
Production company | Mayflower Pictures |
| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors (UK) Paramount Pictures (US) |
Release date | 4 March 1938 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Vessel of Wrath is a 1938 British film directed by Erich Pommer, and produced by Pommer and star Charles Laughton. It was based on the Somerset Maugham story The Vessel of Wrath.The film is also known as The Beachcomber in the US.
Cast
- Charles Laughton
- Elsa Lanchester
- Robert Newton
- Tyrone Guthrie
- Eliot Makeham
- Dolly Mollinger
- D.A. Ward
- J. Solomon
Reception
Pauline Kael gave the film a very positive review, calling it a "charming, neglected romantic comedy" in which both Laughton and Lanchester are "wonderful".[1]
See also
References
- ^ Kael, Pauline (2011) [1991]. 5001 Nights at the Movies. New York: Henry Holt and Company. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-250-03357-4.
External links
- The Beachcomber on Screen Guild Theater: 12 November 1939
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