Sinners in Paradise (1938)
1938 · Feature film · 65 min · dir. James Whale
EXPLOSIVE DRAMA of 7 dangerous men and a woman marooned on a primitive island
- Adventure
- Drama
Synopsis
A seaplane departs for China. On board are a nurse escaping a loveless marriage to do work with refugees, a woman hoping to surprise her estranged son, a wealthy heiress trying to distance herself from labor troubles, an oily politician, a moll and a mobster fleeing the wrath of the gangs they've double-crossed, two rival munitions salesmen out to cash in on the misery of war, and a fresh-faced young steward. Caught in a course-altering storm, a crash-landing destroys the plane, kills the plane's officers, and tosses the surviving passengers into the sea. They are washed ashore on an isolated island inhabited solely by mysteriously reclusive Mr. Taylor and his servant, Ping. Until Taylor decides if, how and when he will allow them to take his boat back to China for help, this disparate band must work together, change their self-centered ways, and examine their motives for wanting to escape from the island and their pasts.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- James Whale
- Writer
- Lester Cole
- Cinematography
- George Robinson
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, James Whale Productions
- Released
- 1938-05-19
- Running time
- 65 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Colorized
Cast & crew
James Whale Director
Madge Evans
John Boles
Bruce Cabot
Marion Martin
Gene Lockhart
Charlotte Wynters
Nana Bryant
Milburn Stone
