Seven Sinners (1940) ( Café of the Seven Sinners )

Seven Sinners (1940) (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Original Title: Café of the Seven Sinners
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1940 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Tay Garnett

Written By:
Ladislas Fodor
John Meehan

Actors:
Marlene Dietrich ..... Bijou Blanche
John Wayne ..... Lt. Dan Brent
Albert Dekker ..... Dr. Martin
Broderick Crawford ..... Edward Patrick 'Little Ned' Finnegan
Anna Lee ..... Dorothy Henderson
Mischa Auer ..... Sasha Mencken
Billy Gilbert ..... Tony
Richard Carle ..... District Officer
Samuel S. Hinds ..... Governor Harvey Henderson
Oskar Homolka ..... Antro (as Oscar Homolka)
Reginald Denny ..... Captain Church
Vince Barnett ..... Bartender
Herbert Rawlinson ..... First Mate
James Craig ..... Ensign
William Bakewell ..... Ensign Judson

Synopsis:

Set in the South Seas, Seven Sinners stars Marlene Dietrich as a cabaret singer whose reputation as a troublemaker has gotten her kicked out of one port of call after another. Once more causing a riot, Dietrich takes refuge on the first ship out, together with her underhanded cohorts Broderick Crawford and Mischa Auer. During her next stopover at the Seven Sinners Cafe, Dietrich meets handsome Naval officer John Wayne. He falls in love with her, much to the consternation of island governor Samuel S. Hinds, who knows that any romantic entanglement with Dietrich invariably results in dissension, disarray and brawls. He tells her to lay off Wayne or she'll be deported. But Dietrich insists upon performing one last song for the Duke...and sure as shootin', a battle royal ensues. This time, however, Wayne works tirelessly behind the scenes to solve everyone's problems. Maintaining the fascination level of Seven Sinners is a limitless array of top character actors, including Oscar Homolka, Billy Gilbert, Albert Dekker and Reginald Denny. The film was remade in 1950 as South Sea Sinner, starring Shelley Winters and--are you holding on to something?--Liberace.

Bijou is a beautiful, man-eating cabaret singer in the South Seas who travels from one island saloon to another - usually wreaking havoc on the female-starved clientele. Then she falls in love with dashing and unsuspecting Naval officer Dan Brent. As their romance blossoms, Dan proposes marriage to Bijou. The Navy brass, knowing Bijou's disreputable past, try to convince her to reconsider marrying Dan to save his promising career.

Lt. Brent, a handsome Naval officer, falls in love with a sexy saloon singer.

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