Seven Sinners

Seven Sinners (1940)

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Set in the South Seas, Seven Sinners stars Marlene Dietrich as a cabaret singer whose reputation as a troublemaker has gotten her kicked out of one port of call after another. Once more causing a riot, Dietrich takes refuge on the first ship out, together with her underhanded cohorts Broderick… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 25, 1940 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Though designed as star vehicle for Marlene Dietrich, the movie is a lot of fun due to chemistry between Dietrich and the young and handsome John Wayne, not to mention the splendidly staged brawl.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Marlene Dietrich thrives as the loose-living sexy chanteuse.

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  • Dean M


    What a brawling story of saloon life in the steamy tropics, as John Wayne and Albert Dekker vie for sultry Marlene Dietrich, who walks through this slight story with good humour as a heartbreaking "entertainer". A serviceable action tale as such as I like the final saloon… More

  • Cinema F


    In Seven Sinners, Marlene plays a second rate singer called Bijou Blance who appears in various Pacific Island bars, with a drunken ship's doctor, a pickpocket and devoted sailor called Little Ned(Broderick Crawford) in tow. The four of them are deported regularly and go in… More

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