Directed by:
Henry HathawayCast:
Gary Cooper, George Raft, Frances Dee, Henry Wilcoxon, Harry Carey, Olympe Bradna, Robert Cummings, Porter Hall, George Zucco, Virginia Weidler (more)Plots(1)
Based on the true story of the William Brown murders, this courtroom potboiler set in 1842 Philadelphia tells the story of Nuggin' Taylor who is tried and convicted for mass murder at sea before evidence arrives that the Queen of England enlisted him to sabotage the slave trade. While gathering evidence at sea, a fire claims the ship he is on and despite his heroic efforts to save the passengers, the slavers place the blame on him. (official distributor synopsis)
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Gary Cooper, George Raft, 1937... could anything go wrong? Unfortunately, sometimes yes. Someone in the costume room neglected to give Coop a period costume and had him running around in civilian clothes even in the 1940s. That was the first stumbling block. And then it went downhill, and the result was a complete lack of interest. That’s too bad.
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