Slave Ship is a 1937 American historical adventure film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Warner Baxter, Wallace Beery and Elizabeth Allan. The supporting cast features Mickey Rooney, George Sanders, Jane Darwell, and Joseph Schildkraut. It is one of very few films out of the forty-eight that Beery made during the sound era for which he did not receive top billing.
| Slave Ship | |
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| Directed by | Tay Garnett |
| Written by | William Faulkner (story) |
| Screenplay by | Sam Hellman Lamar Trotti Gladys Lehman |
| Based on | The Last Slaver by George S. King[1] |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Warner Baxter Wallace Beery Elizabeth Allan Mickey Rooney George Sanders Jane Darwell Joseph Schildkraut |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Lloyd Nosler |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
 | This article needs a plot summary. (June 2021) |
Cast
- Warner Baxter as Jim Lovett
- Wallace Beery as Jack Thompson
- Elizabeth Allan as Nancy Marlowe
- Mickey Rooney as Swifty
- George Sanders as Lefty
- Jane Darwell as Mrs. Marlowe
- Joseph Schildkraut as Danelo
- Miles Mander as Corey
- Arthur Hohl as Grimes
- Douglas Scott as Young Boy at Launching
- Minna Gombell as Mabel
- Billy Bevan as Atkins
- Francis Ford as Scraps
- Jane Jones as Ma Belcher
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Proprietor
- J. P. McGowan as Helmsman
- DeWitt Jennings as Snodgrass
- Paul Hurst as Drunk
- Dorothy Christy as Blonde
- Charles B. Middleton as Slave Dealer
- Dewey Robinson as Bartender
- Holmes Herbert as Commander
- Edwin Maxwell as Auctioneer
- Herbert Heywood as Old Man at Launching
- Winter Hall as Minister
- Marilyn Knowlden as Christener at Launching
- Arthur Aylesworth as Stranger
Reception
Writing for Night and Day in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a mixed review, finding fault with the "slow-motion emotions" of Warner Baxter's acting and the plot's "slowness and inevitability" whereas real life is replete with "unexpected encounter[s]". Nevertheless, Greene opined that "[Slave-Ship] isn't a bad film, [and] it has excellent moments". Chief amongst these moments, Greene praised the knife-throwing scenes and the general acting of Wallace Beery.[2]
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