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Tampico

  • 19441944
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 15m
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6.3/10
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Edward G. Robinson, Lynn Bari, and Victor McLaglen in Tampico (1944)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
During WW2, a female survivor of a German U-boat attack marries the skipper of the American merchant ship that saved her but is suspected of being a Nazi spy who sends secret data about Alli... Read allDuring WW2, a female survivor of a German U-boat attack marries the skipper of the American merchant ship that saved her but is suspected of being a Nazi spy who sends secret data about Allied ship movements to the Nazis.During WW2, a female survivor of a German U-boat attack marries the skipper of the American merchant ship that saved her but is suspected of being a Nazi spy who sends secret data about Allied ship movements to the Nazis.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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    • Lothar Mendes
    • Ladislas Fodor(story)
    • Kenneth Gamet(screenplay)
    • Fred Niblo Jr.(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Lynn Bari
    • Victor McLaglen
    • Lothar Mendes
    • Ladislas Fodor(story)
    • Kenneth Gamet(screenplay)
    • Fred Niblo Jr.(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Lynn Bari
    • Victor McLaglen
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    • 13User reviews
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    Edward G. Robinson and Lynn Bari in Tampico (1944)
    Lynn Bari in Tampico (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson, Lynn Bari, and Victor McLaglen in Tampico (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson, Lynn Bari, and Victor McLaglen in Tampico (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson and Lynn Bari in Tampico (1944)

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    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Captain Bart Manson
    Lynn Bari
    Lynn Bari
    • Katherine 'Kathy' Hall
    Victor McLaglen
    Victor McLaglen
    • First Mate Fred Adamson
    Robert Bailey
    Robert Bailey
    • Second Mate Watson
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Valdez
    E.J. Ballantine
    E.J. Ballantine
    • Silhouette Man
    Mona Maris
    Mona Maris
    • Dolores Garcia
    Tonio Selwart
    • Kruger
    Larry Arnold
    • Crewman
    • (uncredited)
    Trevor Bardette
    Trevor Bardette
    • Charlie - Mexican Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Martin Black
    • Steward
    • (uncredited)
    Sammy Blum
    Sammy Blum
    • Father Seated at Wedding Reception Table
    • (uncredited)
    Helen Brown
    • Mrs. Jim Kelly
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Byrd
    Ralph Byrd
    • Quartermaster O'Brien
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Navigator
    • (uncredited)
    Martin Cichy
    Martin Cichy
    • Crewman
    • (uncredited)
    Ann Corcoran
    Ann Corcoran
    • Karla
    • (uncredited)
    David Cota
    • Motorcycle Messenger
    • (uncredited)
      • Lothar Mendes
      • Ladislas Fodor(story)
      • Kenneth Gamet(screenplay)
      • Fred Niblo Jr.(screenplay)
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      Second and final film of Karen Palmer.

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    4/10
    Loose lips sink ships
    Edward G. Robinson and Victor McLaglen co-starred in this inflated B war time action/adventure saga of the merchant marine. Both of these guys must have had nothing else going on at this point in their careers.

    Robinson is captain and McLaglen first mate of an oil tanker operating out of the Caribbean and one fine day they rescue some folks whose ship was torpedoed by a U-boat. Among those rescued are Lynn Bari who has no passport and no one else can quite account for her among the survivors.

    She and Robinson hit it off and they have one of those impulsive marriages. But later on Robinson's ship is also torpedoed and when he's rescued he starts to think he might have made a bad decision. And he's determined to find out one way or another.

    Tampico is one of those films that gives homage to that famous wartime slogan of 'loose lips sink ships'. But as it turns out it wasn't some flannel mouthed indiscretion by someone that got Robinson's ship sunk. This was quite calculated and planned.

    It's also an inflated B film with very little thought given to plot structure and a story line that is well nigh implausible at times. A relic of World War II years much like Robinson's oil tanker.
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    • Dec 19, 2013

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    • Release date
      • April 10, 1944 (United States)
      • United States
      • Spanish
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 15 minutes
      • Black and White

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