Tiger Shark is a 1932 American pre-Code melodrama romantic film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Edward G. Robinson, Richard Arlen and Zita Johann.[2]
| Tiger Shark | |
|---|---|
 1932 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Howard Hawks |
| Screenplay by | Wells Root |
| Story by | Houston Branch |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Edited by | Thomas Pratt |
| Music by | Bernhard Kaun |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $375,000[1] |
| Box office | $879,000[1] |
Plot
editThe wife of one-handed tuna fisherman Mike Mascarenhas falls for the man whose life Mike had saved while at sea.
Cast
edit- Edward G. Robinson as Mike Mascarenhas
- Richard Arlen as Pipes Boley
- Zita Johann as Quita Silva
- Leila Bennett as Muggsey, A Barber
- J. Carroll Naish as Tony
- Vince Barnett as Fishbone, A Crewman
- William Ricciardi as Manuel Silva, A Crewman
- Maurice Black as Jean Fernandez, a Shipwrecked Crewman
- Sheila Bromley as 'Red'
- Wong Chung as Chinese Laundryman
- Edwin Maxwell as Doctor
- Toshia Mori as Oriental Lady Barber
- Henry Otho as Crewman
- Inez Palange as Mike's Neighbor
- Pedro Regas as Crewman
- Joe Roig
- Hector V. Sarno as Crewman
- Harry Semels as Crewman
- Leo Sulky as Drinking Crewman
Production notes
editThe film was made in the same year as Scarface, which is considered to be the Howard Hawks' best film of the early sound era. The general storyline was repeated several times in later films such as Manpower (1941) with Marlene Dietrich and George Raft, in which Robinson plays the same role but as a powerline worker.
John Lee Mahin worked on the script for the film uncredited.[3]
The film's leading lady Zita Johann may be best remembered for her role in Karl Freund's The Mummy, also released in that same year, 1932.
Box office
editAccording to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $436,000 domestically and $443,000 foreign.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 13 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Sala, Ángel (October 2005). "Apéndices". Tiburón ¡Vas a necesitar un barco más grande! El filme que cambió Hollywood (1st ed.). Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya. p. 114. ISBN 84-96129-72-1.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd; McBride, Joseph (1986). "John Lee Mahin: Team Player". In Patrick McGilligan (ed.). Backstory: Interviews with Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age. University of California Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780520056893.
External links
edit- Tiger Shark at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Tiger Shark at IMDb
- Tiger Shark at the TCM Movie Database
- Tiger Shark at AllMovie
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