South Sea Sinner

"It's that Shelley again! ...that wonderful bad girl at her best!"

1950 1h 28m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

AdventureCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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A tramp steamer lands sick crewman Jake Davis on rubber-growing island Oraka, from which voluptuous, bedroom-eyed saloon singer Coral is about to be ejected because "men like her too much." But Coral's slimy boss Cognac gets her a reprieve so she can learn Jake's secret.

“It's that Shelley again! ...that wonderful bad girl at her best!”

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Cast

Macdonald Carey
Jake 'Smitty' Davis
Shelley Winters
Coral
Luther Adler
Cognac
Frank Lovejoy
Doc
Helena Carter
Margaret Landis
Liberace
Maestro
Art Smith
William Grayson
John Ridgely
Don Williams

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Writers: László Vadnay, Ladislas Fodor, Joel Malone
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ted J. Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Macdonald Carey and Shelley Winters and Luther Adler carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "It's that Shelley again! ...that wonderful bad girl at her best!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

H. Bruce Humberstone directs. Ted J. Kent cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Ted J. Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Macdonald Carey and Shelley Winters and Luther Adler carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's that Shelley again! ...that wonderful bad girl at her best!".
7IMDB entry: tt0041904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.