Doomed Cargo (1936)
"Seven Sinners" (original title)

US private eye sorts out European crime wave. With female sidekick in tow, wisecracking private eye follows a trail of corpses around Europe, shaking up a sinister criminal network which ... See full summary »

Director:

Albert de Courville

Writers:

Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder,

Stars:

Edmund Lowe, Constance Cummings, Thomy Bourdelle

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Edmund Lowe	...	John Harwood
Constance Cummings	...	Caryl Fenton
Thomy Bourdelle	...	Monsieur Paul Turbé
Henry Oscar	...	Axel Hoyt
Felix Aylmer	...	Sir Charles Webber
Joyce Kennedy	...	Elizabeth Wentworth
O.B. Clarence	...	Registrar
Mark Lester	...	Chief Constable (Captain Fitzgerald)
Allan Jeayes	...	Heinrich Wagner
Anthony Holles	...	Reception Clerk
David Horne	...	Hotel Manager
Edwin Laurence	...	Guildhall Guide
James Harcourt	...	Vicar (Father Blanchard)

Storyline

US private eye sorts out European crime wave. With female sidekick in tow, wisecracking private eye follows a trail of corpses around Europe, shaking up a sinister criminal network which will stop at nothing, even causing major train wrecks to cover their crimes.

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Plot Keywords:

train | number 7 in title | railway | murder | number in title

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doomed Cargo

Filming Locations:

Gainsborough Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont British Picture Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second train wreck in this film, which is also called "The Wrecker", is the same one that was staged for the climax of The Wrecker. Footage of that crash, not used in the earlier film, was edited together with new shots. Another train wreck was done mostly with models and stock footage from newsreels.

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Goofs

Just before the engine hits the lorry on the occupation crossing, there is a shot of its buffer beam. The engine number, 1060, is reversed indicating the film was back to front.

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Quotes

Irate Bridge Player: I want my sucking pig!

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Soundtracks

"Valse Constance"
(uncredited)
Music by Bretton Byrd

User Reviews

Average comedy/thriller/battle of the sexes.

Mildly amusing scenario of US private detective and female insurance investigator battling for supremacy in solving a series of murders in Europe. Will they kiss and make up in the end? The bad guys are suitably sinister and new ones keep popping up just when you thought you had it all figured out. The script writer must have been short on inspiration as the same device of a train wreck is used no less than three times. But those action sequences are well filmed and I'd swear one of the crashing steam locomotives is the real thing.