Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics

Theatrical Film Poster
Directed by Jack Conway
Produced by Sam Zimbalist
Written by Ben Hecht
Starring Robert Taylor
Hedy Lamarr
Joseph Schildkraut
Gloria Franklin
Music by Franz Waxman
Cinematography George J. Folsey
Norbert Brodine
Edited by Elmo Veron
Production
company
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 11, 1939 (1939-08-11)
Running time
 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $913,000[1]
Box office $1,533,000[1]

Lady of the Tropics is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Conway, starring Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, and Joseph Schildkraut. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

Plot summary

While visiting French Indochina on his yacht, a wealthy American falls in love with a beautiful, local woman of mixed race background he meets in Saigon.

Main cast

Cropped screenshot of Hedy Lamarr from the trailer for the film Lady of the Tropics (1939).

Reception

According to MGM records the film made $1,042,000 in the US and Canada and $491,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $99,000.[1]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.


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