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  • Slave Ship (1937)
  • Passed
    92 min | Adventure, Drama
Slave Ship (1937)
Passed
92 min | Adventure, Drama

Captain Lovett had ordered his first mate Thompson to get rid of his slave-trading crew and get a more respectable bunch for standard shipping, but when he brings his new bride Nancy aboard, he finds the same setup, including slave trade.
Director
Writers
Sam Hellman (screen play) | Lamar Trotti (screen play) | Gladys Lehman (screen play) | William Faulkner (story) | George S. King (based on novel 'The Last Slaver' by)
Composer
Cinematographer
Ernest Palmer (photography)
Editor
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Status
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Updated Jun 16, 1937

Release date
Jun 16, 1937 (United States)

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Cast

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64 cast members
Name Known for
Warner Baxter
Jim Lovett Jim Lovett   See fewer
Wallace Beery
Jack Thompson Jack Thompson   See fewer
Elizabeth Allan
Nancy Marlowe Nancy Marlowe   See fewer
Mickey Rooney
Swifty Swifty   See fewer
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Marlowe Mrs. Marlowe   See fewer
Arthur Hohl
Grimes Grimes   See fewer
Billy Bevan
Atkins Atkins   See fewer
Francis Ford
Scraps Scraps   See fewer
J. Farrell MacDonald
Proprietor Proprietor   See fewer
J.P. McGowan
Helmsman Helmsman   See fewer
DeWitt Jennings
Snodgrass Snodgrass   See fewer
Paul Hurst
Drunk Drunk   See fewer
Jane Jones
Ma Belcher Ma Belcher   See fewer
Charles Middleton
Slave Dealer Slave Dealer   See fewer
Dewey Robinson
Bartender Bartender   See fewer
Holmes Herbert
Commander Commander   See fewer
Edwin Maxwell
Auctioneer Auctioneer   See fewer
Herbert Heywood
Old Man Old Man   See fewer
Winter Hall
Minister Minister   See fewer
Arthur Aylesworth
Stranger Stranger   See fewer
Bull Anderson
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
Black Boy on Pier (uncredited) Black Boy on Pier (uncredited)   See fewer
Scotty Beckett
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
John Bleifer
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Sven Hugo Borg
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Anita Brown
Slave Woman (uncredited) Slave Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Bruggeman
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
James P. Burtis
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
John Burton
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Byron
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Lon Chaney Jr.
Laborer Killed at Launching (uncredited) Laborer Killed at Launching (uncredited)   See fewer
Russ Clark
Laborer (uncredited) Laborer (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Clarke
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Dods
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
George Du Count
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Dunn
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Dunn
Ostler (uncredited) Ostler (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Dupuis
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Otto Fries
Singer (uncredited) Singer (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Gan
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Roy Glenn
Slave in Ship's Hold (uncredited) Slave in Ship's Hold (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Griffin
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Mel Kalish
Singer (uncredited) Singer (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Kelsey
Seaman at Auction (uncredited) Seaman at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Kennedy
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward LeSaint
Seaman at Auction (uncredited) Seaman at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Low
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Meredith
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
James C. Morton
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Remington Olmsted
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Lionel Pape
Commander (uncredited) Commander (uncredited)   See fewer
Len Powers
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert St. Angelo
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Landers Stevens
Owner (uncredited) Owner (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Stoney
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Dale Van Sickel
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
John Wallace
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
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