White Cargo is a 1930 sound part-talkie British drama film directed by J.B. Williams and starring Leslie Faber, John F. Hamilton and Maurice Evans. While the film has a few sequences with audible dialog, the majority of the film featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The majority of the film was photographed at Twickenham Studios, while the talking sequences were filmed at Whitehall Studios, Elstree which was wired for sound recording.Warren p.88.
A Hollywood production, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, White Cargo 1942, stars Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon.
Plot summary
Cast Leslie Faber as Weston John F. Hamilton as Ashley Maurice Evans as Langford Sebastian Smith as Doctor Humberston Wright as Missionary Henri De Vries as Skipper George Turner as Mate Tom Helmore as Worthing as Tondelayo (as Gypsy Rhouma)
Music The film features a theme song entitled “White Cargo,” by Alexander Stewart (words) and Manlio Diveroli (music). Also featured on the soundtrack is a song entitled “Tondelayo,” by Stanley Hill (words) and Noel Gay (music).
References
Bibliography Warren, Patricia. British Film Studios: An Illustrated History. Batsford, 2001. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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