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7.1/10   87 votes
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Director:
Erich Pommer
Writers:
Bartlett Cormack (writer)
W. Somerset Maugham (novel)
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Release Date:
25 December 1938 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
User Comments:
Good Comedy more

Cast

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Charles Laughton ... Ginger Ted' Wilson

Elsa Lanchester ... Martha Jones
Robert Newton ... The Controleur
Tyrone Guthrie ... Dr. Owen Jones
Eliot Makeham ... The Native Head Clerk
Dolly Mollinger ... Lia
D.A. Ward ... Albert
J. Solomon ... Sergeant Henrik
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Beachcomber (USA)
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Runtime:
USA:92 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (Ontario)

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Remade as The Beachcomber (1954) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Good Comedy, 25 January 2007
8/10
Author: pluce17 from Toronto, Canada

This is a pretty broad comedy with some fun performances by Laughton, Lanchester and Newton. The plot's rather thin and really relies on the great character work by all involved.

Even though the characters seem to transform far too quickly for my tastes, you almost don't even care because it's so enjoyable to see.

Frankly, I'd almost recommend this film just to see Charles Laughton's classic facial expressions alone.

Obviously The African Queen owes much to The Beachcomber and while the former is the superior film, I'd recommend this to any fan of Laughton, Lanchester and 1930's romantic comedies.

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