South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner
South Sea Sinner
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	H. Bruce Humberstone
Written by	Joel Malone; adaptation
Screenplay by	Joel Malone; Oscar Brodney
Story by	Ladislas Fodor; László Vadnay; (as Laszlo Vadnay)
Produced by	Michael Kraike; (as Michel Kraike)
Starring	Macdonald Carey; Shelley Winters
Cinematography	Maury Gertsman
Edited by	Ted J. Kent
Music by	Walter Scharf
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 30, 1950 (United States);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

South Sea Sinner is a 1950 American adventure film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Macdonald Carey and Shelley Winters. It is a remake of Seven Sinners (1940). Liberace has a small role.^[1]

Plot

A cafe owner on a South Sea island plays a dangerous game of blackmail with a fugitive from justice.

Cast

Macdonald Carey as 'Jake' Davis
Shelley Winters as Coral
Luther Adler as Cognac
Frank Lovejoy as Doc
Helena Carter as Margaret Landis
Art Smith as Grayson
Liberace as Maestro

Production

South Sea Sinner was known as East of Java during filming. Helena Carter replaced Dorothy Hart.^[2] Star Macdonald Carey was borrowed from Paramount.

Filming took place in July 1949. Winters was accused of having a number of temperamental outbursts on set including a clash with Helena Carter.^[3] Winters admitted to being "nervous and tired" after making three films in five months and was "unused" to Humbersome's "close direction during song and dance scenes."^[4] She said she had to perform "a suggestive dance" when some exhibitors and their families visit the set and she was upset when an eight-year-old boy filmed her; she asked that he be removed to where she couldn't see him.^[5]

Reception

The New York Times called it a "ridiculously romance-soggy film which has about as much South Seas flavour as a roadside papaya bar."^[6]

Filmink called it "an okay film, not as good as the one it was remaking... most notable for giving a small role to Liberace. Winters gets all the sympathy here... but it is nice to see several scenes where Carter and Winters are friendly to each other...Carter doesn’t seem particularly enthusiastic in this one."^[7]

References

^ Bosley Crowther. "'South Sea Sinner' Arrives at the Criterion--'Red Light' Comes to the Globe". The New York Times, January 16, 1950.
^ THOMAS F BRADY (Jul 1, 1949). "JANET LEIGH GETS 2 RKO FILM LEADS". New York Times. ProQuest 105964331.
^ HEDDA HOPPER (Jul 26, 1949). Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165977394. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ HEDDA HOPPER (26 July 1949). "Walker Will Costar With Singer Grayson". Los Angeles Times. p. 14.
^ Scheuer, P. K. (Nov 13, 1949). "SHELLEY WINTERS MAY DO JEAN HARLOW'S LIFE". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166060791.
^ BOSLEY CROWTHER (Jan 16, 1950). "THE SCREEN IN REVIEW: 'South Sea Sinner' Arrives at the Criterion". New York Times. p. 18.
^ Vagg, Stephen (February 14, 2020). "Helena Carter: An Appreciation". Filmink.

External links

South Sea Sinner at IMDb
South Sea Sinner at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Bosley Crowther. "'South Sea Sinner' Arrives at the Criterion--'Red Light' Comes to the Globe". The New York Times, January 16, 1950.

[2] THOMAS F BRADY (Jul 1, 1949). "JANET LEIGH GETS 2 RKO FILM LEADS". New York Times. ProQuest 105964331.

[3] HEDDA HOPPER (Jul 26, 1949). Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165977394. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[4] HEDDA HOPPER (26 July 1949). "Walker Will Costar With Singer Grayson". Los Angeles Times. p. 14.

[5] Scheuer, P. K. (Nov 13, 1949). "SHELLEY WINTERS MAY DO JEAN HARLOW'S LIFE". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166060791.

[6] BOSLEY CROWTHER (Jan 16, 1950). "THE SCREEN IN REVIEW: 'South Sea Sinner' Arrives at the Criterion". New York Times. p. 18.

[filmink-7] Vagg, Stephen (February 14, 2020). "Helena Carter: An Appreciation". Filmink.

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