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Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)

NR ★ 6.0/10 75 min Drama United States English
Director: Walter Lang
Story by: Albert Payson Terhune
Screenplay by: Sidney Buchman
Streaming: Not available

Description

Broadway's most successful producer, John Forrester, is deeply in love with his wife Margaret and dreams of the future when his son Jack will step into his shoes. He sails to England to produce a show but the ship strikes a derelict wreckage and is sinking rapidly. In the ensuing wild panic, Forrester saves many lives, until finally, panic stricken by sudden fear, he dons a woman's clothes and is among the rescued. On the coast of Newfouldland, the villagers, not aware of his true identity, curse him but he is befriended by Alec who helps him conceal his identity. With a planned story of his survival, he returns to New York but cannot face his family or friends after he sees the plaque to his heroism on his New York theatre. Deciding to remain thought of as dead, he becomes a derelict himself, surviving on odd jobs as he watches from afar his now-grown son begin his career as a producer.

Top Cast

Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff
Doris Kenyon
Doris Kenyon Margaret Forrester
Robert Young
Robert Young Jack Forrester
Scotty Beckett
Scotty Beckett Jack Forrester, Age 4
Henry Kolker
Henry Kolker Carlo - the Puppeteer
Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff Peter Korotoff
Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery Professor Weaver
George Humbert
George Humbert Niccoli

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