Fisherman's Wharf (1939)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Bernard Vorhaus

Writers:

Bernard Schubert (screenplay) &
Ian McLellan Hunter (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 February 1939 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Music

Tagline:

You'll Love Them All! - in this laugh-and-heart-throbbing drama of a waterfront orphan and his adopted "family." (original ad)

Plot:

Carlo Roma and his foster-son, Toma, and their friend Beppo, are living a happy fisherman's life in San Francisco until Carlo's widowed sister-in-law...

Plot Keywords:

Sister In Law | Fisherman | San Francisco | Church | Snitch

Cast

Bobby Breen	...	Tony Roma
Leo Carrillo	...	Carlo Roma
Henry Armetta	...	Beppo
Lee Patrick	...	Stella
Rosina Galli	...	Angelina
Tommy Bupp	...	Rudolph
Leon Belasco	...	Luigi
George Humbert	...	Pietro
Slicker the Seal	...	Julius the Seal
Dorr's St. Luke's Choristers	...	Wedding Choir

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #4879) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Sol Lesser Productions

Trivia:

Frank Churchill and Paul Francis Webster (as Paul F. Webster) are credited onscreen for "Songs of Italy." However, that title refers to a medley of three Italian songs written by others. So we assume that both men were musical arrangers. They did publish a song, "Blue Italian Waters," which may have been played as background music.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Slicker the Seal is credited onscreen as "Himself," but he is called "Julius" in the film.

Soundtrack:

Santa Lucia

formulaic film making

It is indicative of the lack of interest in Bobby Breen that despite the fact that this film was shown last July on TCM it has not yet received 5 votes and this is its first review.It has to be said that by the time this film was made Breen was about to enter those troublesome times for any child star,namely the teens.This film actually has a very good supporting cast not least of whom are Leo Carillio and Lee Patrick.Funny to think that after making such a minor film as this she went on to co star in The Maltese falcon for which she is rightly remembered.There is little to say about this film save that Breen sings a lot,Patrick comes in with her snotty brat of a son and causes strife were there was none but after a few tears being shed all ends up happily.To be honest this is only worth watching if you are a fan of Breen or any of the stars.