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The Beachcomber (1938)
Vessel of Wrath (original title)

92 min  -  Drama  -   25 December 1938 (USA)
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Ginger Ted, AKA Edward Claude Wilson (Charles Laughton) a drunkard and womanizer, and Miss Jones,(Elsa Lanchester) a missionary... See full synopsis »

Director:

Erich Pommer

Writers:

Bartlett Cormack, W. Somerset Maugham (novel), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester and Robert Newton
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles Laughton ...
Elsa Lanchester ...
Robert Newton ...
Tyrone Guthrie Tyrone Guthrie ...
Eliot Makeham Eliot Makeham ...
The Native Head Clerk
Dolly Mollinger Dolly Mollinger ...
Lia
D.A. Ward D.A. Ward ...
Albert
J. Solomon J. Solomon ...
Sgt. Henrik
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Ginger Ted, AKA Edward Claude Wilson (Charles Laughton) a drunkard and womanizer, and Miss Jones,(Elsa Lanchester) a missionary...  See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

Drunkenness | Religious Conversion | Beachcombing | Spinster | South Seas  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Bandera amarilla See more »

Filming Locations:

British International Pictures Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mayflower Pictures Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The nursery rhyme that Ted quotes is 'Jack Sprat' (The most common version of the rhyme is: Jack Sprat could eat no fat./ His wife could eat no lean./ And so between them both, you see,/ They licked the platter clean) See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The shadows on Ginger Ted's verandah change between shots in the opening scenes. In the first shot most of the verandah is in muted shadow, in the next most of it is in full sun with clear shadows. Later, his dog is seen sitting on the verandah in full sun late in the day with the shadows in the same place as earlier. See more »

Connections

Remade as The Beachcomber (1954) See more »

Soundtracks

"Sailing, Sailing (Over the Bounding Main)"
(uncredited)
Sung by Ginger Ted
Written by Godfrey Marks See more »