White Cargo (1930 film)
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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 |
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]
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
[edit]The 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
- 1930 films
- British silent feature films
- 1930 drama films
- Films shot at Station Road Studios, Elstree
- Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
- British black-and-white films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- Silent British drama films
- English-language drama films
- Part-talkie films
- 1920s British film stubs