Black Sheep (1935 film)
Black Sheep is a 1935 American drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Edmund Lowe, Claire Trevor, and Tom Brown.[1]
| Black Sheep | |
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Written by | Allen Rivkin Allan Dwan |
| Starring | Edmund Lowe Claire Trevor Tom Brown |
| Music by | Samuel Kaylin |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | Alex Troffey |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Cramer.
Plot
Aboard a luxury liner, gambler John Francis Dugan makes the acquaintance of socialite Jeanette Foster, who has a reputation for using men to get her way. Jeanette cajoles him into sneaking her into First Class, where they see young Fred Curtis lose $12,000 at poker to a couple of oilmen, Belcher and Schmelling.
Fred's troubles grow worse when the haughty Millicent Bath has his markers and threatens to tell the police unless he helps her at Customs, sneaking some valuable pearls into the country that she ha stolen. Fred is so forlorn that he considers jumping overboard, until Jeanette stops him.
Dugan decides to help. He wins back Fred's debts at cards. When they return to Fred's stateroom, Dugan spots a photo of Fred's deceased mother and is shocked to discover that she was his ex-wife. Fred is his long-lost son.
Mrs. Bath has hidden the pearls inside a cane's handle. Dugan distracts her, replaces the pearls with pills, then hides the valuables inside the pocket of Belcher, the oilman. They spill out at Customs and are claimed by Mrs. Bath to belong to her, causing her to be taken away by the authorities. Dugan has become fond of Jeannette, who promises to change her old ways.
Cast
- Edmund Lowe as John Francis Dugan
- Claire Trevor as Jeanette Foster
- Tom Brown as Fred Curtis
- Eugene Pallette as Colonel Upton Calhoun Belcher
- Adrienne Ames as Mrs. Millicent Caldwell Bath
- Herbert Mundin as Oscar
- Ford Sterling as Mather
- Jed Prouty as Orville Schmelling
- Billy Bevan as Alfred
- David Torrence as Captain Savage
- Mary Blackwood as Edith
- Wade Boteler as Customs Officer
- Don Brodie as Reporter
- Tex Brodus as Passenger
- Edward Cecil as Bridge Player
- Allan Conrad as Third Officer
- Robert Elliott as Detective Clancy
- Bess Flowers as Woman at Bar Who Later Faints
- Grace Goodall as Bridge Player
- Douglas Gordon as Steward
- Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Curtis
- Dell Henderson as Customs Officer
- Colin Kenny as Ship's Officer
- James B. 'Pop' Kenton as Bridge Player
- Slim Martin as Orchestra Leader
- Richard Powell as Riley - Customs Officer
- Joseph W. Reilly as Undetermined Role
- John Rogers as Steward
- Gloria Roy as Passenger
- Reginald Sheffield as Oscar's Friend
- Edwin Stanley as Oscar's Friend
- Libby Taylor as Betty - Millicent's Maid
- Silvia Vaughan as Stewardess
- Dick Webster as Singer
- Marion Weldon as Passenger
References
- Solomon p.356
Bibliography
- Aubrey Solomon. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.