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The Beachcomber (1938)

1938-03-04 · 1h 32m · EN
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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.

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Charles LaughtonCharles LaughtonGinger TedElsa LanchesterElsa LanchesterMartha JonesRobert NewtonRobert NewtonThe ControleurTyrone GuthrieTyrone GuthrieDr Owen JonesEliot MakehamEliot MakehamThe Native Head ClerkDolly MollingerDolly MollingerLiaD.A. WardD.A. WardAlbertJ. SolomonJ. SolomonSgt. Henrik

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MissionaryDrunk

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Genre affinityComedy · Drama · RomanceTheme affinityMissionary · DrunkMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference154982

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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.

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The Beachcomber has a runtime of 92 minutes.

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