Seven Sinners (1940)

Seven Sinners (1940)

„Seven Sinners“ is a 1940 drama romance film directed by Tay Garnett. The screenplay by John Meehan and Harry Tugend is based on an original story by Ladislas Fodor and László Vadnay.

This Shady Lady Whose Story Is A Tale of Tropical Passion.
Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale charms to woo politicians, navy personnel, gangsters, riff-raff, judges and a ship's doctor in order to achieve her aims.

Cast:

• Marlene Dietrich – Bijou
• John Wayne – Dan
• Albert Dekker – Dr. Martin
• Broderick Crawford – Little Ned
• Anna Lee – Dorothy
• Mischa Auer – Sasha
• Billy Gilbert – Tony
• Richard Carle – District Officer
• Samuel S. Hinds – Governor
• Oscar Homolka – Antro
• Reginald Denny – Capt. Church
• Vince Barnett – Bartender
• Herbert Rawlinson – First Mate
• James Craig – Ensign
• William Bakewell – Ensign
• Antonio Moreno – Rubio
• Russell Hicks – First Governor
• William B. Davidson – Police Chief
• Harry Semels – Antro’s Henchman
• Soledad Jiménez – Bijou’s Maid
• Willie Fung – Charlie, Shopkeeper
• Larry Lawson – Chief Officer
• John Sheehan – Drunk
• Tay Garnett – Drunken Sailor, Fight Sequence
• Henry Victor – Dutch Police Officer
• William Yetter Sr. – Dutch Police Officer
• Tom Seidel – Ens. James Scott
• Ralph Brooks – Ensign
• Edgar Edwards – Ensign
• Michael Harvey – Ensign
• Charles Stafford – Ensign
• Peter Sullivan – Ensign
• Frank Swann – Ensign
• Leslie Vincent – Ensign
• Nanette Vallon – First Maid
• Evelyn Selbie – Fortune Teller
• Rosemary Grimes – Girl
• Rolfe Sedan – Henchman
• Mike Lally – Henchman at Antro’s Table
• Noble Johnson – Irate Russian
• Frank Hagney – Junior’, Antro’s Henchman
• Virginia Engels – Minor Role
• Mary Ann Hyde – Minor Role
• Claire Meade – Minor Role
• Mamo Clark – Native Girl at Antro’s Table
• Raquel Echeverría – Native Girl at Antro’s Table
• Perc Launders – Naval Officer at Shipboard Dance
• Al Bain – Nightclub Patron
• George Barrows – Nightclub Patron
• John Barton – Nightclub Patron
• Phil Bloom – Nightclub Patron
• Paul Bradley – Nightclub Patron
• Bing Conley – Nightclub Patron
• Alphonso DuBois – Nightclub Patron
• Jay Eaton – Nightclub Patron
• Robert Milasch – Nightclub Patron
• Tony Roux – Nightclub Patron
• Sammy Shack – Nightclub Patron
• Sid Troy – Nightclub Patron
• Danny Beck – Orchestra Leader
• Helen Dickson – Party Guest
• Frank McLure – Party Guest
• Alexander Pollard – Party Guest
• Bert Stevens – Party Guest
• Ellinor Vanderveer – Party Guest
• Bobbie Hale – Passerby
• Harry Seymour – Piano Player
• Eric Alden – Sailor
• Al Hill – Sailor
• Ward Wing – Sailor
• Kay Leslie – Sailor’s Girl
• Ted Billings – Saloon / Courtroom Spectator
• Harry Payne – Second Mate

„Das Haus der sieben Sünden“ (Seven Sinners) ist ein Liebesdrama aus dem Jahr 1940 unter der Regie von Tay Garnett. Das Drehbuch von John Meehan und Harry Tugend basiert auf einer Originalgeschichte von Ladislas Fodor und László Vadnay.

Diese zwielichtige Dame, deren Geschichte eine Geschichte tropischer Leidenschaft ist.
Eine aus verschiedenen US-Protektoraten im Pazifik verbannte Saloon-Entertainerin setzt ihren weiblich-fatalen Charme ein, um Politiker, Marineangehörige, Gangster, Gauner, Richter und einen Schiffsarzt zu umgarnen, um ihre Ziele zu erreichen.