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White Cargo is a 1942 American drama film starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon, and directed by Richard Thorpe. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is based on the 1923 London and Broadway hit play by Leon Gordon, which was in turn adapted from the 1912 novel Hell's Playground by Ida Vera Simonton.
A British rubber plantation executive recounts a love-hate triangle involving him, his rival, and a seductive African woman in 1910 Congo. The film was based on a play and faced censorship for its interracial themes.
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- Adventure, Drama
- Richard Thorpe
- 1942-12-12
A particularly sweaty take on the familiar "native temptress in the jungle" tale, White Cargo (1942) marked a successful attempt at image transformation for international film star Hedy Lamarr as Tondelayo, the half-Egyptian, sarong-clad femme fatale with broken English who spells doom for her white male co-stars.
- Richard Thorpe, Al Jennings
- Hedy Lamarr
Overview. In Africa early in World War II, a British rubber plantation executive reminisces about his arrival in the Congo in 1910.
Sep 28, 2005 · White Cargo. Black & white narrative film, part of The Story Continues, in format of old silent film, featuring pirates, sea voyages, rescue of endangered species, and cross-dressing adventurers. Addeddate.
An English magistrate (Walter Pidgeon) warns a colonial newcomer (Richard Carlson) about a dark temptress (Hedy Lamarr) in West Africa.
- Drama
White Cargo (1942) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
