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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1321

Hell Harbor

193093 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 83:19
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Henry King · Public domain

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Synopsis

Anita longs to leave her Caribbean island for Havana, particularly after her father promises her in marriage for money. An American pearl buyer offers a different future, but a plan to rob and kill him forces her to act.

Cast

Lupe Vélez

Jean Hersholt

John Holland

Gibson Gowland

Harry Allen

Al St. John

DirectorsHenry King

Behind the scenes

Henry King directs Lupe Vélez in an early sound adventure that combines a romance with family coercion and a criminal plot around the island's pearl trade.

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Photograph credit

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Lupe Vélez — RKO Radio · Public domain
Jean Hersholt — Universal Studios · Public domain
Gibson Gowland — Unknown author Unknown author; J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs · Public domain
Al St. John — Ross Publishing Co. · Public domain

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