Sangaree (1953)

Lamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.

Director:

Edward Ludwig

Writers:

David Duncan, Frank L. Moss

Stars:

Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl, Patricia Medina

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fernando Lamas	...	Dr. Carlos Morales
Arlene Dahl	...	Nancy Darby
Patricia Medina	...	Martha Darby
Francis L. Sullivan	...	Dr. Bristol
Charles Korvin	...	Felix Pagnol
Tom Drake	...	Dr. Roy Darby
John Sutton	...	Harvey Bristol
Willard Parker	...	Gabriel Thatch
Charles Evans	...	Judge Armstrong
Lester Matthews	...	Gen. Victor Darby
Roy Gordon	...	Dr. Tyrus
Lewis L. Russell	...	Capt. Bronson
Russell Gaige	...	McIntosh
Bill Walker	...	Priam (as William Walker)
Voltaire Perkins	...	Dr. Crowther

Storyline

Originally released in 3-D, the film covers the post-Revolutionary War of Dr. Carlos Morales, the son of an indentured servant, who has been raised and educated by General Darby, and made legal executor of the Georgia estate when Darby dies. He is opposed by Nancy Darby who tries to break the will and also her father's desire to set up a group of free medical clinics for the poor to be overseen by Carlos. The true culprits behind her opposition are her fiancé, Harvey Bristol and his father, Dr. Bristol, who are in reality preying on the Darby holdings. A plague that hits Savannah is thrown in the mix.

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Plot Keywords:

georgia | indentured servant | revolutionary war | war of independence | 18th century | 

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Taglines:

Spectacular adventure ! ... from the best-selling novel.

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Certificate:

Approved

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a separately filmed trailer, Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas talk to the audience about the film and about Three Dimension.

User Reviews

"Harlequin" romance-style claptrap...

Just saw this at the World 3-D Film Expo and it was a turkey through and through.

Clearly this was only made for the lonely housewife set to ogle at a half-naked Fernando with painted-on pants. If he'd had a bigger basket I probably would've given it a higher score...:)

The transitions between real-world and sound stage footage was clunky at best. I can't imagine even a naive 1950's moviegoer believing any of this was shot in the real Savannah, Georgia.

Were it not for gimmick of 3-D this one would have been relegated to the dustbin of Hollywood long ago.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

Savannah

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,800,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pine-Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1