Lady of the Tropics
Lady of the Tropics is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Conway, starring Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, and Joseph Schildkraut. The film was nominated for the Oscar for Best Cinematography.
| Lady of the Tropics | |
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 Theatrical Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Jack Conway |
| Produced by | Sam Zimbalist |
| Written by | Ben Hecht |
| Starring | Robert Taylor Hedy Lamarr Joseph Schildkraut Gloria Franklin |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | Elmo Veron |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $913,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,533,000[1] |
Plot summary
While visiting French Indochina with his girlfriend and her family on her father's yacht, a freeloading American playboy falls in love with a beautiful, local woman of mixed race background he meets in Saigon.
Main cast
Cropped screenshot of Hedy Lamarr from the trailer for the film Lady of the Tropics (1939).
- Robert Taylor as Bill Carey
- Hedy Lamarr as Manon DeVargnes
- Joseph Schildkraut as Pierre Delaroch
- Gloria Franklin as Nina
- Ernest Cossart as Father Antoine
- Mary Taylor as Dolly Harrison
- Charles Trowbridge as Alfred Z. Harrison
- Frederick Worlock as Colonel Demassey
- Paul Porcasi as Lamartine
- Marguerita Padula as Madame Kya
- Cecil Cunningham as Countess Berichi
- Natalie Moorhead as Mrs. Hazlitt
Reception
According to MGM records, the film made $1,042,000 in the US and Canada and $491,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $99,000.[1]
Bibliography
- Barton, Ruth. Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film. University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
- Marchetti, Gina. Romance and the "Yellow Peril": Race, Sex, and Discursive Strategies in Hollywood Fiction. University of California Press, 1993.
References
- The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
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