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Vessel of Wrath

19381h 32mErich Pommer

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"HE'S GONE TO THE DOGS...And He Likes It!"

Ginger Ted, AKA Edward Claude Wilson, a drunkard and womanizer, and Miss Jones, a missionary, live in the Alas Islands. During a cholera epidemic, Ginger Ted and Miss Jones are sent to an outlying part of the islands to run a hospital; on their return, their motorboat breaks down, and they are marooned overnight on a small island.

ComedyDramaRomance
MissionaryDrunk

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What is Vessel of Wrath (1938) about?

Ginger Ted, AKA Edward Claude Wilson, a drunkard and womanizer, and Miss Jones, a missionary, live in the Alas Islands. During a cholera epidemic, Ginger Ted and Miss Jones are sent to an outlying part of the islands to run a hospital; on their return, their motorboat breaks down, and they are marooned overnight on a small island.

Who stars in Vessel of Wrath?

Vessel of Wrath stars Charles Laughton (Ginger Ted), Elsa Lanchester (Martha Jones), Robert Newton (The Controleur), Tyrone Guthrie (Dr Owen Jones), Eliot Makeham (The Native Head Clerk). The film was directed by Erich Pommer.

How long is Vessel of Wrath?

Vessel of Wrath has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1938.

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