Seven Sinners
(1940)
86 mins | Romance | 25 October 1940
Director:
Tay GarnettWriters:
John Meehan, Harry TugendCinematographer:
Rudolph MatéEditor:
Ted J. KentProduction Designer:
Jack OttersonProduction Company:
Universal Pictures Co.According to a news item in HR , producer Joe Pasternak wanted Franchot Tone to play the role of "Dan" until he discovered that he could hire John Wayne to play the role. Another item in HR notes that writer Jo Swerling was hired to "beef up" Oscar Homolka's part, but Swerling's participation in the final film has not been confirmed. Studio publicity releases contained in the Production Files at the AMPAS Library add that director Tay Garnett appeared as a drunken sailor in the fight sequence. This picture marked the first American film of English actress Anna Lee (1913--2004). This was the first of three pictures that paired John Wayne with Marlene ... More Less
According to a news item in HR , producer Joe Pasternak wanted Franchot Tone to play the role of "Dan" until he discovered that he could hire John Wayne to play the role. Another item in HR notes that writer Jo Swerling was hired to "beef up" Oscar Homolka's part, but Swerling's participation in the final film has not been confirmed. Studio publicity releases contained in the Production Files at the AMPAS Library add that director Tay Garnett appeared as a drunken sailor in the fight sequence. This picture marked the first American film of English actress Anna Lee (1913--2004). This was the first of three pictures that paired John Wayne with Marlene Dietrich. More Less
Bijou, a South Seas siren whose allure inspires men to violence, is deported from island to island for inciting brawls among the excited males. For the latest incident on her riotous trail, Bijou is ordered to leave on the next tramp steamer, along with her protectors, Little Ned, a Navy deserter, and Sasha, a magician with a penchant for kleptomania. On board the steamer, Bijou meets the ship's physician, Dr. Martin, who is an outcast like herself, and the two become kindred spirits. When Bijou learns that a new governor has been appointed at the ship's next port, however, she and her entourage disembark, and as she leaves the boat, she meets Navy officer Lieutenant Dan Brent. Bijou asks Tony, the proprietor of the Seven Sinners saloon, for her old singing job, and under the menacing threats of the knife throwing Antro, Tony rehires her. As Bijou and Dan fall in love, she becomes fearful of Antro's insane jealousy. Their romance scandalizes the Navy, and when Dan decides to marry Bijou, Ned and the Governor force her to realize that the marriage would ruin his career, and she decides to leave him. On the eve of Bijou's departure, Antro's jealousy erupts, causing one final brawl for which Dan is confined to his ship. The next morning, Bijou boards the tramp steamer where she is joyously greeted by her old, friend Dr. ... + −
Bijou, a South Seas siren whose allure inspires men to violence, is deported from island to island for inciting brawls among the excited males. For the latest incident on her riotous trail, Bijou is ordered to leave on the next tramp steamer, along with her protectors, Little Ned, a Navy deserter, and Sasha, a magician with a penchant for kleptomania. On board the steamer, Bijou meets the ship's physician, Dr. Martin, who is an outcast like herself, and the two become kindred spirits. When Bijou learns that a new governor has been appointed at the ship's next port, however, she and her entourage disembark, and as she leaves the boat, she meets Navy officer Lieutenant Dan Brent. Bijou asks Tony, the proprietor of the Seven Sinners saloon, for her old singing job, and under the menacing threats of the knife throwing Antro, Tony rehires her. As Bijou and Dan fall in love, she becomes fearful of Antro's insane jealousy. Their romance scandalizes the Navy, and when Dan decides to marry Bijou, Ned and the Governor force her to realize that the marriage would ruin his career, and she decides to leave him. On the eve of Bijou's departure, Antro's jealousy erupts, causing one final brawl for which Dan is confined to his ship. The next morning, Bijou boards the tramp steamer where she is joyously greeted by her old, friend Dr. Martin. + −
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