Film · 1937
Souls at Sea
Directed by Henry Hathaway · starring Gary Cooper, George Raft and Frances Dee
- 1 h 32 min
- Action · Adventure
USA
- Released in the UK 14 February 1938
- 7.4 Users2 votes
Synopsis
'Souls at Sea' is an adventure movie directed by Henry Hathaway ('Hangup (Super Dude)', 'Shoot Out', 'Raid on Rommel') written by Grover Jones and Dale Van Every. The story takes place in 1842, and tells the story of a navy pilot called Nuggin (Gary cooper) and his friend Powdah (George Raft) travel on board of the ship 'Blackbird' which carries slaves illegally. However, their situation of stability is altered after a series of events that will be a threat to their lives: a terrible hurricane looms over the boat at the same time that the two protagonists are victims of a mutiny. 'Souls at Sea' is a film full of action and tense situations dominated by fires, assaults and shipwrecks. Frances Dee, Henry Wilcoxon, Harry Carey, and Olympe Bradna take part of the main cast.
The essentials
- Runtime
- 92 min1 hour and 32 minutes
- How long is Souls at Sea?
- 1 hour and 32 minutes (92 minutes).
- When was Souls at Sea released in the UK?
- It was released in the UK on 14 February 1938.
- Who directed Souls at Sea?
- Henry Hathaway.
- Who is in Souls at Sea?
- It stars Gary Cooper, George Raft, Frances Dee and Harry Carey.
Cast
Full cast (13)-
Gary Cooper Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
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George Raft Powdah
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Frances Dee Margaret Tarryton
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Harry Carey Captain of 'William Brown'
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Henry Wilcoxon Lieutenant Stanley Tarryton
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Joseph Schildkraut Gaston de Bastonet
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Paul Fix Violinist
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Lon McCallister Cabin Boy
- Director
- Henry Hathaway
- Writers
- Grover Jones
- Producers
- Henry Hathaway, Adolph Zukor, Grover Jones
Photos and posters
All 8 photosReviews
Soundtrack
All 3 songs- Susie SappleRalph Rainger, Leo Robin
- Hang Boys HangRalph Rainger, Leo Robin
- Polka TimeVirginia Weidler Spotify
Trivia
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The original cast list for this film lists actress Viva Tattersall as playing Queen Victoria, but the entire sequence at Victoria's court was cut from the film before it was released.
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