''Wharf Angel'' is a 1934 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

William Cameron Menzies William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an American film production designer (a job title he invented) and art director as well as a film director and producer during a career spanning five decades. He began his career ...

and George Somnes and starring

Victor McLaglen Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British boxer-turned-Hollywood actor.Obituary ''Variety'', 11 November 1959, page 79. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made sev ...

Dorothy Dell Dorothy Dell (born Dorothy Dell Goff; January 30, 1915 – June 8, 1934) was an American film actress. She died in an auto accident at the age of 19. Early life and career Born Dorothy Dell Goff in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to entertainers ...

, David Landau, and

Preston Foster Preston Stratton Foster (August 24, 1900 – July 14, 1970), was an American actor of stage, film, radio, and television, whose career spanned nearly four decades. He also had a career as a vocalist. Early life Born in Ocean City, New Jersey ...

. ''Wharf Angel'' was the first screenplay of Stephen Morehouse Avery.

Premise

Two stokers who work on the same ship become rivals for the love of a woman who works in a saloon in the tough Barbary Coast area of

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Cast

as Turk *

as Toy *

as Como Murphy * Alison Skipworth as Mother Bright * David Landau as Moore * John Rogers as Goliath * Mischa Auer as Sadik * Alfred Delcambre as Steve * James Burke as Brooklyn Jack * Frank Sheridan as The Skipper * Donald E. Wilson as Slim * John Northpole as Vasil * Alice Lake as Saloon Girl *

Grace Bradley Grace Bradley (September 21, 1913 – September 21, 2010) was an American film actress who was active in Hollywood during the 1930s. Early life Bradley was born in Brooklyn and was an only child. As a child, she took piano lessons and, by the ...

as Saloon Girl *

Jill Dennett Jill Dennett (May 26, 1913 – March 14, 1969) was a motion picture actress in Hollywood movies for a decade, beginning in 1932. She appeared in more than twenty films, all of the appearances in uncredited roles. She was a talented dancer and si ...

as Saloon Girl *

Jack Cheatham John Preston Cheatham (December 28, 1894 – March 30, 1971) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. During his career he appeared in almost 200 films, with 100 of them being features. Life and career Born John Preston Cheat ...

as Sailor

References

External links

IMDB entry
1934 drama films 1934 films American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by William Cameron Menzies Paramount Pictures films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub