White Cargo (1942)
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The once-notorious theatrical chestnut White Cargo was toned down for public consumption in this 1942 MGM-ized adaptation (the property had been previously filmed in England in 1929). More sullen than sexy, Hedy Lamarr stars as Tondelayo, the libidinous African native girl who nearly drives… More The once-notorious theatrical chestnut White Cargo was toned down for public consumption in this 1942 MGM-ized adaptation (the property had been previously filmed in England in 1929). More sullen than sexy, Hedy Lamarr stars as Tondelayo, the libidinous African native girl who nearly drives rubber-plantation manager Langford (Richard Carlson) to ruin and madness. Though warned by local English magistrate Witzel (Walter Pidgeon) not to "mammy-palaver" with the natives, Langford falls hopelessly in love with Tondelayo, marrying her in defiance of convention and anti-miscegenation laws. Alas, the restless Tondelayo soons tires of married life, just as Langford wearies of his bride's near-manic possessiveness. She tries to come on to Witzel, who'll have none of it, then plots to rid herself of her husband by systematically poisoning him during a bout of fever. A studio-imposed prologue and epilogue set in the 1940s was inserted to assure the audiences from the outset that Langford would eventually wise up and divest himself of the troublesome Tondelayo. Though corny and campy in the extreme, White Cargo is one of the films for which Hedy Lamarr is best remembered. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Thorpe
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 1, 1942 Wide
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's rubbish.
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Cast
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Hedy Lamarr
as Tondelayo
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Walter Pidgeon
as Harry Witzel
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Frank Morgan
as Doctor
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Richard Carlson
as Langford
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Reginald Owen
as Skipper
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Henry O'Neill
as Rev. Roberts
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Bramwell Fletcher
as Wilbur Ashley
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Clyde Cook
as Ted
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Leigh Whipper
as Jim Fish
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Oscar Polk
as Umeela
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Darby Jones
as Doctor's Houseboy
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Richard Ainley
as Worthing
