| Seven Sinners | |
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| Directed by | Tay Garnett |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Written by | Ladislas Fodor John Meehan Harry Tugend László Vadnay |
| Starring | Marlene Dietrich John Wayne |
| Cinematography | Rudolph Maté |
| Editing by | Ted J. Kent |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 25, 1940 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $760,000 (estimated) |
Seven Sinners (UK title Cafe of the Seven Sinners) is a 1940 adventure film starring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in the first of three films they made together. The film was produced by Universal Pictures in black and white.
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The film spotlights the controversial life of torch singer Bijou Blanche (Dietrich), who has been kicked off one South Seas island after another. She is accompanied by naval deserter Edward Patrick 'Little Ned' Finnegan (Broderick Crawford) and magician/pickpocket Sasha Mencken (Mischa Auer). Eventually, she meets a handsome, young naval officer, Lt. Dan Brent (Wayne), and the two fall in love. When Brent vows to marry Bijou, his commander and others plead with him to leave her.
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