In the Dutch islands, the sister of a pious missionary attempts to reform a womanizing, drunken beach bum.In the Dutch islands, the sister of a pious missionary attempts to reform a womanizing, drunken beach bum.In the Dutch islands, the sister of a pious missionary attempts to reform a womanizing, drunken beach bum.
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- 2 wins
Rosita Garcia
- Kati
- (uncredited)
Fred Groves
- Dutch Sea Captain
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- W. Somerset Maugham
- Bartlett Cormack
- B. Van Thal(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe nursery rhyme that Ted quotes is "Jack Sprat." The most common version of the rhyme is: Jack Sprat could eat no fat/ His wife could eat no lean/ And so between them both, you see/ They licked the platter clean.
- GoofsThe shadows on Ginger Ted's verandah change between shots in the opening scenes. In the first shot most of the verandah is in muted shadow, in the next most of it is in full sun with clear shadows. Later, his dog is seen sitting on the verandah in full sun late in the day with the shadows in the same place as earlier.
- ConnectionsRemade as The Beachcomber (1954)
Featured review
Devilishly Funny Comedy Classic
Charles Laughton was a short, fat, and ugly man. He was the complete anthesis of what you would expect a lead actor to be. However, despite these considerable handicaps, his tremendous acting ability and amazing range of emotions catapulted him to the top of the acting chain in the 1930s. His wife, Elsa Lancaster, was also a very fine actress, as evidenced by her superior work in The Bride of Frankenstein, an underrated film.
Add these two giants to the unparalleled writing talent of Somerset Maugham, and you have an unbeatable combination for a classic comedy in The Beachcomber. No one ever did colonials better than Maugham. His incisive writing captured the true essence of missionary work and its irritating side-effects on native cultures. All of his characters have great depth. This is the best of all beachcomber films. It is not to be missed. Also billed as The Vessel of Wrath.
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- arthur_tafero
- Aug 11, 2018
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- Skitnica sa ostrva
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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