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South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner

It's that Shelley again! ...that wonderful bad girl at her best!

19505.01h 28mNR

Overview

A tramp steamer lands sick crewman Jake Davis on rubber-growing island Oraka, from which voluptuous, bedroom-eyed saloon singer Coral is about to be ejected because "men like her too much." But Coral's slimy boss Cognac gets her a reprieve so she can learn Jake's secret.

Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Written by Ladislas Fodor, László Vadnay, Joel Malone
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Top Cast

Macdonald Carey

Macdonald Carey

Jake 'Smitty' Davis

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Coral

Luther Adler

Luther Adler

Cognac

Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

Doc

Helena Carter

Helena Carter

Margaret Landis

Liberace

Liberace

Maestro

Art Smith

Art Smith

William Grayson

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Don Williams

James Flavin

James Flavin

Andrews

Molly Lamont

Molly Lamont

Kay Williams

Themes & Keywords

saloon singertramp steamer

About South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner is a adventure, crime, drama film released in 1950 exploring themes of saloon singer, tramp steamer. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, it stars Macdonald Carey, Shelley Winters, Luther Adler. A tramp steamer lands sick crewman Jake Davis on rubber-growing island Oraka, from which voluptuous, bedroom-eyed saloon singer Coral is about to be ejected because "men like her too much." But Coral's slimy boss Cognac gets her a reprieve so she can learn Jake's secret.

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