Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
75 min
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.
- Date de sortie
- 12 juillet 1934
- Pays d'origine
- États-Unis
Distribution
- Walter Connolly dans le rôle de John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff
- Robert Young dans le rôle de Jack Forrester
- Doris Kenyon dans le rôle de Margaret Forrester
- Macon Jones dans le rôle de Jack Forrester - Age 14
- Scotty Beckett dans le rôle de Jack Forrester, Age 4
- Rollo Lloyd dans le rôle de Henry Braverman
- Maidel Turner dans le rôle de Henrietta Crosland
- Henry Kolker dans le rôle de Carlo - the Puppeteer
- George Humbert dans le rôle de Niccoli
- Hugh Huntley dans le rôle de Jamison - Ship's Officer
Équipe technique
- Walter Lang · Réalisateur
- Albert Payson Terhune · Scénariste
- Sidney Buchman · Scénariste
- Fred Niblo Jr. · Scénariste
- Benjamin H. Kline · Directeur de la photographie
- Viola Lawrence · Monteur