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| screenplay = [[Dorothy Parker]]<br>[[Alan Campbell (screenwriter)|Alan Campbell]]<br>[[Frank R. Adams]] |
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'''''Trade Winds''''' is a 1938 comedy film distributed by [[United Artists]], directed by [[Tay Garnett]], and starring [[Fredric March]] and [[Joan Bennett]], with a supporting cast featuring [[Thomas Mitchell (actor)|Thomas Mitchell]], [[Ralph Bellamy]], and [[Ann Southern]]. The screenplay was written by [[Dorothy Parker]], [[Alan Campbell (screenwriter)|Alan Campbell]] and [[Frank R. Adams]], based on story by Tay Garnett. |
'''''Trade Winds''''' is a 1938 American [[comedy film]] distributed by [[United Artists]], directed by [[Tay Garnett]], and starring [[Fredric March]] and [[Joan Bennett]], with a supporting cast featuring [[Thomas Mitchell (actor)|Thomas Mitchell]], [[Ralph Bellamy]], and [[Ann Southern]]. The screenplay was written by [[Dorothy Parker]], [[Alan Campbell (screenwriter)|Alan Campbell]], and [[Frank R. Adams]], based on story by Tay Garnett. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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* [[Thomas Mitchell (actor)|Thomas Mitchell]] as Commissioner Blackton |
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* [[Robert Elliott (actor)|Robert Elliott]] as Detective George Faulkner |
* [[Robert Elliott (actor)|Robert Elliott]] as Detective George Faulkner |
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* [[Joyce Compton]] as Mrs. Johnson |
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* [[Richard Tucker (actor)|Richard Tucker]] as John Johnson |
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* [[Dorothy Comingore]] as Ann (credited as Linda Winters) |
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* Wilma Francis as Judy |
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==Release== |
==Release== |
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Revision as of 13:02, 17 September 2018
| Trade Winds | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Tay Garnett |
| Screenplay by | Dorothy Parker Alan Campbell Frank R. Adams |
| Story by | Tay Garnett |
| Produced by | Tay Garrett Walter Wanger (executive) |
| Starring | Fredric March Joan Bennett |
| Cinematography | Rudolph Mate Foreign exterior photography James B. Shackelford |
| Edited by | Otho Lovering Dorothy Spencer |
| Music by | Musical director Alfred Newman |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $738,733[1] |
| Box office | $964,404[1] |
Trade Winds is a 1938 American comedy film distributed by United Artists, directed by Tay Garnett, and starring Fredric March and Joan Bennett, with a supporting cast featuring Thomas Mitchell, Ralph Bellamy, and Ann Southern. The screenplay was written by Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, and Frank R. Adams, based on story by Tay Garnett.
Plot
Former police detective Sam Wye (Fredric March) is on the trail of socialite Kay Kerrigan (Joan Bennett) who is accused of fatally shooting millionaire cad Thomas Bruhme (Sidney Blackmer). Kay has taken a ship to the South Seas followed by Sam, Sam's secretary Jean Livingstone (Ann Sothern) as well as police detectives Ben "Homer" Blodgett (Ralph Bellamy) and George Faulkner (Robert Elliott).
Along the way, through various adventures, Sam and Kay fall in love, as do Homer and Jean. Sam eventually determines that the actual killer was a jealous husband whose wife was having an affair with Bruhme. Kay is thus cleared and free to marry Sam.
Cast
- Fredric March as Sam Wye
- Joan Bennett as Kay Kerrigan
- Ralph Bellamy as Ben Blodgett
- Ann Sothern as Jean Livingstone
- Sidney Blackmer as Thomas Bruhme II
- Thomas Mitchell as Commissioner Blackton
- Robert Elliott as Detective George Faulkner
- Joyce Compton as Mrs. Johnson
- Richard Tucker as John Johnson
- Dorothy Comingore as Ann (credited as Linda Winters)
- Wilma Francis as Judy
Release
The film earned a profit of $71,129.[1]
References
External links
- Trade Winds at the TCM Movie Database
- Trade Winds at IMDb
- Template:Amg movie
- Trade Winds at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Trade Winds at Allmovie
- Still Photos from 'Trade Winds' by Ned Scott
Streaming audio
- Trade Winds on Lux Radio Theater: March 4, 1940
- Trade Winds on the Screen Directors Playhouse: May 29, 1949
Categories:
- 1938 films
- 1930s comedy films
- American films
- American comedy thriller films
- American black-and-white films
- Comedy mystery films
- Detective films
- English-language films
- Films scored by Alfred Newman
- Films directed by Tay Garnett
- Films set in San Francisco
- Screenplays by Dorothy Parker
- United Artists films
- Films produced by Walter Wanger