Directed by:
H. Bruce HumberstoneScreenplay:
Oscar BrodneyCinematography:
Maury GertsmanComposer:
Walter ScharfCast:
Macdonald Carey, Shelley Winters, Luther Adler, Frank Lovejoy, Helena Carter, John Ridgely, Michael Ansara, James Flavin, Art Smith, Anthony Warde (more)Plots(1)
South Sea Sinner is a remake of 1940's Seven Sinners, with Shelley Winters in the Marlene Dietrich role and MacDonald Carey as the John Wayne counterpart. Winters plays cabaret singer Coral, who manages to spark a riot wherever she goes. Carey co-stars as Jake Davis, who has been wandering aimlessly throughout the South Seas ever since he was framed on a gun-smuggling charge. These two volatile personalities become embroiled in the crooked schemes concocted by all-around villain Cognac (Luther Adler). Featured in the cast are Frank Lovejoy as Jake's best friend, and Helena Carter as the "right" girl for Our Hero. But the film's main attraction for modern audiences is the one and only Liberace, making his film debut as Coral's sardonic accompanist. (official distributor synopsis)
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