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Rating: 5.5/10 by 2 users

Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)

Broadway's most successful producer, John Forrester, is deeply in love with his wife Margaret and dreams of the future when his son Jack will step into his shoes. He sails to England to produce a show but the ship strikes a derelict wreckage and is sinking rapidly. In the ensuing wild panic, Forrester saves many lives, until finally, panic stricken by sudden fear, he dons a woman's clothes and is among the rescued. On the coast of Newfouldland, the villagers, not aware of his true identity, curse him but he is befriended by Alec who helps him conceal his identity. With a planned story of his survival, he returns to New York but cannot face his family or friends after he sees the plaque to his heroism on his New York theatre. Deciding to remain thought of as dead, he becomes a derelict himself, surviving on odd jobs as he watches from afar his now-grown son begin his career as a producer.

Directing:
  • Walter Lang
Writing:
  • Albert Payson Terhune
  • Sidney Buchman
Stars:
Release Date: Thu, Jul 12, 1934

Rating: 5.5/10 by 2 users

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Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 15 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: parent child relationship, shipwreck, assumed identity, return from dead

Walter Connolly
John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff
Doris Kenyon
Margaret Forrester
Robert Young
Jack Forrester
Scotty Beckett
Jack Forrester, Age 4
Henry Kolker
Carlo - the Puppeteer
Akim Tamiroff
Peter Korotoff
Gilbert Emery
Professor Weaver
Macon Jones
Jack Forrester - Age 14
Rollo Lloyd
Henry Braverman
Maidel Turner
Henrietta Crosland
Hugh Huntley
Jamison - Ship's Officer
Walter Brennan
Clifford (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
Ricca Allen
Newfoundlander
Stella Adams
Newfoundlander
Lois Albright
Balkan Passenger
Brooks Benedict
Man in Nightmare
Edmund Burns
Forrester Associate
Allan Cavan
Balkan Passenger
Ruth Clifford
Frightened Balkan Passenger
Elinor Fair
Balkan Passenger
Betty Francisco
The Sun Rises Lead Actress
Bud Geary
Officer Who Shoots Korotoff
May Foster
Newfoundlander
Adda Gleason
Balkan Passenger
Clarence Geldart
Newfoundlander
Mary Gordon
Newfoundlander
W.E. Lawrence
Man in Dress Clothes
Mary MacLaren
Train Passenger

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