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White Cargo (1930 film)

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1930 film

White Cargo
Directed byJ. B. Williams
Written byLeon Gordon (play)
Ida Vera Simonton (novel)
J. B. Williams
Produced byArthur Barnes
J. B. Williams
StarringLeslie Faber
John F. Hamilton
Maurice Evans
CinematographyKarl Puth
Freddie Young
Production
company		Neo-Art Productions
Distributed byWilliams and Pritchard Films
Release dates
  • May 1930 (1930-05) (Premiere)
  • October 1930 (1930-10) (General Release)
Running time88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

White Cargo is a 1930 sound part-talkie British drama film directed by J.B. Williams and starring Leslie Faber, John F. Hamilton and Maurice Evans. While the film has a few sequences with audible dialog, the majority of the film featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The majority of the film was photographed at Twickenham Studios, while the talking sequences were filmed at Whitehall Studios, Elstree which were wired for sound recording.

A Hollywood production, White Cargo 1942, stars Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon.

Plot summary

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Cast

Music

The film features a theme song entitled “White Cargo,” by Alexander Stewart (words) and Manlio Diveroli (music). Also featured on the soundtrack is a song entitled “Tondelayo,” by Stanley Hill (words) and Noel Gay (music).

References

  1. Warren p.88.

Bibliography

  • Warren, Patricia. British Film Studios: An Illustrated History. Batsford, 2001.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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