White Cargo is a 1930 sound part-talkie British drama film directed by J.B. Williams and starring Leslie Faber, John F. Hamilton and Maurice Evans. While the film has a few sequences with audible dialog, the majority of the film featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The majority of the film was photographed at Twickenham Studios, while the talking sequences were filmed at Whitehall Studios, Elstree which were wired for sound recording.[1]
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| Directed by | J. B. Williams |
| Written by | Leon Gordon (play) Ida Vera Simonton (novel) J. B. Williams |
| Produced by | Arthur Barnes J. B. Williams |
| Starring | Leslie Faber John F. Hamilton Maurice Evans |
| Cinematography | Karl Puth Freddie Young |
Production company | Neo-Art Productions |
| Distributed by | Williams and Pritchard Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
A Hollywood production, White Cargo 1942, stars Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon.
Plot summary
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Cast
edit- Leslie Faber as Weston
- John F. Hamilton as Ashley
- Maurice Evans as Langford
- Sebastian Smith as Doctor
- Humberston Wright as Missionary
- Henri De Vries as Skipper
- George Turner as Mate
- Tom Helmore as Worthing
- Gypsy Rhouma as Tondelayo
Music
editThe film features a theme song entitled “White Cargo,” by Alexander Stewart (words) and Manlio Diveroli (music). Also featured on the soundtrack is a song entitled “Tondelayo,” by Stanley Hill (words) and Noel Gay (music).
References
edit- ^ Warren p.88.
Bibliography
edit- Warren, Patricia. British Film Studios: An Illustrated History. Batsford, 2001.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
edit- White Cargo at IMDb
- White Cargo at AllMovie
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