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White Cargo is a 1942 American drama film starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon, and directed by Richard Thorpe. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is based on the 1923 London and Broadway hit play by Leon Gordon, which was in turn adapted from the 1912 novel Hell's Playground by Ida Vera Simonton.
A British rubber plantation executive recounts a love-hate triangle involving him, his rival, and a seductive African woman in 1910 Congo. The film was based on a play and faced censorship for its interracial themes.
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- Adventure, Drama
- Richard Thorpe
- 1942-12-12
White Cargo - (Original Trailer) Hedy Lamarr plays Tondelayo, driving the manager of an African plantation (Richard Carlson) out of his mind with lust in White Cargo (1942).
- Richard Thorpe, Al Jennings
- Hedy Lamarr
White Cargo (1942) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
An English magistrate (Walter Pidgeon) warns a colonial newcomer (Richard Carlson) about a dark temptress (Hedy Lamarr) in West Africa.
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- Dennis Schwartz
- Drama
- Richard Thorpe
In Africa early in World War II, a British rubber plantation executive reminisces about his arrival in the Congo in 1910. He tells the story of a love-hate triangle involving Harry Witzel, an in-country station superintendent who'd seen it all, Langford, a new manager sent from England for a four-year stint, and Tondelayo, a siren of great ...
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Manipulation, jealousy, revenge, and responsibility play out as alliances within the triangle shift. In Africa early in World War II, a British rubber plantation executive reminisces about his arrival in the Congo in 1910.
